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Rayner Hoff : the life of a sculptor / Deborah Beck.

Rayner Hoff : the life of a sculptor / Deborah Beck.
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ISBN 9781742235325
Author Beck, Deborah (author.)
Title Rayner Hoff : the life of a sculptor / Deborah Beck.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2017.
©2017.
Description 279 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 266-267) and index.
Contents 1.Manx magic -- 2.New horizons -- 3.Turning point -- 4.From the heart -- 5.The first sacrifice -- 6.The world at his feet -- 7.Past masters -- 8.The other side of the world -- 9.On the beach -- 10.Shaping the future -- 11.The test of time -- 12.Under the skin -- 13.In the public eye -- 14.Burning the candle -- 15.Gone too soon 235 Epilogue.
Summary In the 1920s and 1930s, Rayner Hoff was the most gifted -- and controversial -- public sculptor in Australia, best known for the sculptures and friezes that adorn Sydney’s Anzac Memorial, including Sacrifice at its centre. After moving from London in the early 1920s, Hoff taught at and eventually ran the National Art School. As well as completing the Anzac Memorial sculptures -- which generated uproar when the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney opposed two further works planned for the Memorial -- he also designed the original Holden lion badge, won the Wynne Prize in 1927, and made firm friends with luminaries like Norman Lindsay, Hugh McCrae and Mary Gilmore. This biography tells the story of Hoff’s life and work for the first time, and how he spearheaded an Australian sculpture renaissance and left a mark that is still keenly felt today.
Subjects Hoff, Rayner, -- 1894-1937
Sculptors -- Australia -- Biography
Sculpture -- Australia
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Hoff, Rayner, 1894-1937 (artist.)
Call number 2018.502
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