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Get What You're Given
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 2018
Artist: Niamh O'Sullivan
Dimensions:
60 × 65 mm (6 × 6.5 cm)
Medium: Bronze
Object number: J.2026.28.CC.9
DescriptionBronze medal from the British Art Medal Society student project 2018, titled Get What You're Given. Description from BAMS Student Medal Project XXXI 2018:'Underlying poverty exists in Britain as a result of new governmental policies within the Benefit System since 2010. Vulnerable individuals are humiliated, and there is growing reliance on donations from the public. My medal highlights some of these issues. One side is a faceless coin, the other is a tin lid, suggesting the existence of food banks!'