Naked, pregnant, no arms ...but 12 feet!! by aaaarrgh
In September 2005 a new statue was unveiled in Trafalgar Square. It will remain on the 'empty' fourth plinth for 18 months. "Alison Lapper Pregnant", of an expectant disabled artist, is 12-feet high and made from white marble. Sculptor Mark Quinn wanted to represent a different type of hero - Alison was born with no arms and deformed legs but is a successful artist and parent.IMO the idea of having a 'peoples' statue in Trafalgar Square is a nice one. There are too many statues of nobles and warmongers. And Alison Lapper is extremely brave to sit naked and pregant for all to see in the middle of London :-)
But it is not the first statue of a disabled person in Trafalgar Square - for example, look above you to the top of Nelson's Column where you will see a guy with only one arm, who was blinded in one eye!!