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Viewfinder: The Weeping Window Exhibition Finishes Its U.K. Tour

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Oct 5, 2018

The installation Poppies: Weeping Window opens at the Imperial War Museum in London on October 4th, 2018, its final destination in a United Kingdom-wide tour. Composed of several thousand handmade ceramic poppies, the sculpture honors those lost in World War I, which ended 100 years ago next month.
(Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for 14-18 NOW)

Viewfinder is Pacific Standard's daily photo feature, showcasing one image from the news.

A sculpture made from over 2,500 plastic bottles recovered from beaches, rivers, and streets from around the United Kingdom is seen outside the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs as part of a stunt by environmental campaign group Greenpeace on February 25th, 2019, in London, England. The sculpture was delivered to DEFRA to apply pressure on Environment Secretary Michael Gove to move forward with a proposed deposit return scheme for bottles and cans bought in the U.K.

A sculpture made from over 2,500 plastic bottles is seen outside the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs on February 25th, 2019, in London, England.

A 40-foot cross that honors 49 fallen World War I soldiers from Prince George's County, Maryland, stands at the busy intersection of Bladensberg and Annapolis roads and Baltimore Avenue on February 28th, 2019, in Bladensburg, Maryland. The cross is at the heart of a Supreme Court case argued by justices this week about whether the symbol runs afoul of the First Amendment's ban on government establishment of religion by sending a message of favoritism to Christianity.

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A 40-foot cross that honors fallen World War I soldiers stands at a busy intersection on February 28th, 2019, in Bladensburg, Maryland.

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U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May stand on the steps in the Great Court on the first day of Trump's visit to the United Kingdom.

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn acknowledges delegates following his keynote on day four of the Labour Party conference at the Arena and Convention Centre on September 26th, 2018, in Liverpool, England. After months of controversy and allegations of anti-Semitism against Corbyn and the party, he focused on winning issues like green jobs and free childcare in the closing speech.

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After months of controversy and allegations of anti-Semitism against Corbyn and the party, he focused on winning issues like green jobs and free childcare in the closing speech.

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A climate activist is arrested after spray-painting on the gates outside the Houses of Parliament on November 14th, 2018, in London, England.

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Revelers parade through the streets of Lewes in East Sussex, southern England, on November 5th, 2018, during traditional Bonfire Night celebrations.

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