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Rayner Hoff : the life of a sculptor / Deborah Beck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beck, Deborah, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hoff, Rayner, 1894-1937.
- Hoff, Rayner.
- Sculptors--Australia--Biography.
- Sculptors.
- Sculpture--Australia.
- Sculpture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, New South Wales : NewSouth Publishing, 2017.
- 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.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- About the author
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 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
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Rayner Hoff's students
- Acknowledgements
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-74224-808-X
- OCLC:
- 987361560
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