Joe Hickey
From Hell
Limestone finished with polished surface and V-cut letters painted in matt black
995 x 292 x 52 mm
39 kg
Bygone Punishments, William Andrews, 1899
Fuller - The Beggars’ & Vagrants’ Litany - A Yorkshire Proverb
“Of these three frightful things unto them, it is to be feared that they least fear the first, conceiving it the farthest from them. Hull is terrible to them as a town of good government, where beggars meet with punitive charity; and, it is to be feared, are oftener corrected than amended. Halifax is formidable for the law thereof, whereby thieves, taken in the very act of stealing cloth, are instantly beheaded with an engine, without any further legal proceedings. Doubtless, the coincidence of the initial letters of these three words helped much the setting on foot of the proverb.”
Original Artwork Produced for the Letters Unlimited Exhibition, 2026. Where each artist was invited to select a piece of stone from a Portland quarry to create a work that will showcase the possibilities of letter carving.
Joe Hickey is a former Journeyman at LAT.
Please use the form below for a packing and delivery quote. The price of the piece does not include delivery.
Joe Hickey
From Hell
Limestone finished with polished surface and V-cut letters painted in matt black
995 x 292 x 52 mm
39 kg
Bygone Punishments, William Andrews, 1899
Fuller - The Beggars’ & Vagrants’ Litany - A Yorkshire Proverb
“Of these three frightful things unto them, it is to be feared that they least fear the first, conceiving it the farthest from them. Hull is terrible to them as a town of good government, where beggars meet with punitive charity; and, it is to be feared, are oftener corrected than amended. Halifax is formidable for the law thereof, whereby thieves, taken in the very act of stealing cloth, are instantly beheaded with an engine, without any further legal proceedings. Doubtless, the coincidence of the initial letters of these three words helped much the setting on foot of the proverb.”
Original Artwork Produced for the Letters Unlimited Exhibition, 2026. Where each artist was invited to select a piece of stone from a Portland quarry to create a work that will showcase the possibilities of letter carving.
Joe Hickey is a former Journeyman at LAT.
Please use the form below for a packing and delivery quote. The price of the piece does not include delivery.
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