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Arrival of the Sacred White Elephant
By
Julie Westbury
2011
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Julie Westbury
Information in the Margate Museum led me to Lord George Sanger a circus entrepreneur in the late 19th century and inspired a series of work involving The Sacred White Elephant. On its arrival was found to be 'a Patchwork looking beast', a pink white and grey colour, so 'Sanger' had it whitewashed twice a day before performances to save face.
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Julie Westbury
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