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Sketch design for jardiniere

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  • Other Id

    2022 (Presto content ID)

    PD-1993-37 (Reference Number)

    93/37 (accession number)

    PD39 (Legacy number)

  • Department

    Art

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  • Object Type

    artwork

  • Name/Title
    Sketch design for jardiniere
  • Primary Maker

     Richard Gross (Artist)

  • Date
    1947
  • Signature/marks

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

  • Physical Description

    36 x 55 cm.

  • Level of Current Record
    Single Item
  • Related Object Notes
    Copy of the jardiniere in Applied Arts Dept.
    Bronze jardiniere, M2628.1-3 Auckland Museum.
  • Media/Materials Description
    Pencil
  • 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

  • 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.

  • Copyright
    No known copyright restrictions
  • Last Update
    06 Dec 2022

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