Sketch design for jardiniere

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Object Type

artwork

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Sketch design for jardiniere

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Primary Maker

Richard Gross (Artist)

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Date

1947

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Signature/marks

Richard O. Gross. F.R.B.S.S. Sculptor. 21/5/47 (bottom right corner)

Physical Description

36 x 55 cm.

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Level of Current Record

Single Item

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Related Object Notes

Copy of the jardiniere in Applied Arts Dept.

Bronze jardiniere, M2628.1-3 Auckland Museum.

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Media/Materials Description

Pencil

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Subject Category

Bronze sculpture--New Zealand/Library of Congress subject headings

Garden ornaments and furniture

Auckland War Memorial Museum--Collections/Library of Congress subject headings

Drawing, New Zealand--20th century

Classification

Sketch/Art/08 Communication Artifacts/Chenhall Nomenclature

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Public Access Text

Richard Gross was a prolific Auckland sculptor whose work included the equestrian statue for the Wellington War Memorial, the bronze figure surmounting the Auckland Grammar School War Memorial and the designs of the friezes around the Auckland Museum building.

The jardiniere was made by Gross in 1948 as a wedding gift to Queen Elizabeth II from the combined Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch branches of the Royal Empire Society. Gross made a copy of the jardiniere for his own record and this copy was purchased by the Auckland Museum in 1992 along with the sketch design.

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Last Update

06 Dec 2022

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