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Rayner Hoff
The Life of a Sculptor
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This book will appeal to readers interested in Australian art history, sculpture, and cultural biographies, as well as those keen on the interwar period's artistic movements and the development of national identity through public art.
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.
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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.
Listen to an interview with Deborah Beck on ABC RN: Late Night Live talking about Rayner Hoff
Read the feature on the Rayner Hoff exhibition in the SMH Spectrum.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781742235325
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 March 2017
Country: Australia
Imprint: NewSouth Publishing
Illustration: 115 illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 185.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 885g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
Deborah Beck is a historian, writer and artist who has exhibited her work widely. She is currently a lecturer and archivist at the National Art School. She is the author of Hope in Hell: A History of Darlinghurst Gaol and the National Art School, and her second book Set in Stone: The Cell Block Theatre won a NSW Premier's History Award in 2012.
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