GI Bride

Many Glasgow girls were among the 70,000 British wartime women won over by the wealth and charm of the American GIs stationed in the UK after WWII. With their pay five times that of a British soldier  and the glamour of Hollywood around them, the servicemen proved irresistible and their women became known as  GI Brides.They were offered free passage by the U.S. Army to start married life on the other side of the Atlantic.
This Bud Neill satirical sculpture marks this phenomenon. Usually the women travelled with nothing more than a large bag for their goods and chattels and hope in their hearts. 
This wee Glasgow wifie is hoping to hitch-hike her way back to Partick and the rather strange-looking object on her left arm is her 'wee yin' or 'wean' Ned. Marrying a GI was a  risky business and many found the bright future was a figment of their imagination with love and happiness eluding them completely. This sculpture is sited in Partick Station.