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Editor: This small pencil sketch in the Tate collection is by Sir George Howland Beaumont. It seems to depict a church tower. It's a preliminary sketch, very simple and light. What echoes do you hear when you look at this image? Curator: The spire, embraced by foliage, speaks volumes. Churches, especially their spires, reaching towards the heavens, are potent symbols of faith and community. Do you see how the surrounding trees almost protect it? Editor: I see that now, yes. Curator: Consider how Beaumont, living through a period of great social and industrial change, might have viewed the church as a stable, enduring force. The sketch becomes more than just a building. Editor: It's like the church embodies a collective memory, persisting amidst change. Thanks, I hadn't considered that. Curator: Indeed. It makes me wonder, what symbols will our art leave behind?