Tiny South England Seaside Town Gets Gorgeous Bronze Damien Hirst Creation, Many Locals Object

A towering 66-foot-tall naked pregnant woman holding a sword aloft now guides ships into the harbor at Ilfracombe. As to be expected with any Hirst piece, some locals were not thrilled. "Verity" is on loan to the town—Hirst owns land and a studio nearby—for twenty years.