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Public Art in Central Christchurch

Appendix Four : Institutional Art in Central Christchurch Accessible to the Public

Category: Mural

Title: The Happy Mother

Overall description: Textured abstract work

Primary artist(s): Rudolf Boelee

Execution date: 1981

Approximate dimensions: h 2.2m w 2.57m

Location: Christchurch Women's Hospital

Setting: Mounted onto wall in stairwell

Owner / administrator: Christchurch Women's Hospital

Category: Mural

Title: Emergency Department Mural

Overall description: 294 glass tile mural. Depicting Christchurch and the Canterbury region from Kaikoura to Timaru

Primary artist(s): Rena Jarosewitsch

Execution date: c1992

Media: Glass

Approximate dimensions: h 1.68m w 10.08m

Location: Christchurch Public Hospital

Setting: Emergency Department waiting room

Owner / administrator: Christchurch Public Hospital

Category: Sculpture

Title: Hyman Marks bust

Overall description: Bust of Hyman Marks

Primary artist(s): William Trethewey

Execution date: 1925

Approximate dimensions: h .76m w .58m d .38m

Location: Christchurch Public Hospital

Setting: Hospital reception area

Owner / administrator: Christchurch Public Hospital

Category: Mural

Title: Te Ao O Nga Atua

Overall description: Carving narrating a Maori legend

Primary artist(s): Cliff Whiting

Execution date: c1988

Media: Wood

Location: Christchurch Polytechnic

Setting: Stairwell of the Information and Enrolment building

Owner / administrator: Christchurch Polytechnic

 

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