In Site Library - Greater Dunedin
Illustrated and informative articles about local sculpture. These articles were written and generously contributed by Richard Dingwall. Previously published in The Otago Daily Times in the In Site feature column, they provide fascinating background information about Dunedin's public sculptures. See our self-guided tour booklets (Publications Tab) for further information. Click on green 'Insite Library'
List of Articles
Cargills Monument (Exchange): 1863-4
Designed by Charles Robert Swyer photo by Rob Linkhorn
Hobart Town sandstone
Cones (Public Art Gallery): 2001
Neil Dawson photo Bill Nichol
Steel recycled Rimu, expanded mesh, acrylic, polyurethane paint
McKenzie Cairn (Palmerston): 1931 rebuilt
( photos derived from Te Ara (on line) encyclopedia of NZ)
Stone
Memorial Archway (Arthur Street): 1923
Designer, Leslie Coombs Photo Bill Nichol
Port Chalmers bluestone , Oamaru stone, bronze.
Otago Centennial Memorial (Signal Hill): 1952-55
Francis Shurrock and Fred Staub (Photo, Bill Nichol)
Bronze Figures
Peter Pan Sculptures (Botanic Garden): 1965 and 1968
Cecil Thomas ..................Peter Pan photo Bill Nichol
Bronze
Soldiers Memorial (Otago Peninsula): 1923
R. A. Hosie, Architect E. H. Walden
Bluestone Plinth, Cement? Statue
The Cenotaph (Queens Gardens): 1927
Richard Gross, Architect; William Gummer. Photo Bill Nichol
Marble
Water Sculpture (Dunedin Hospital): 1980
John Middleditch (Photo, Rob Linkhorn)
Patinated brazed copper
