This statue of Sir Henry Parkes is located at the intersection of Parkes Drive and Hamilton Drive in Centennial Park. It was sculpted in bronze by Alan Sommerville in 1996 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the death of Sir Henry Parkes. It replaced a marble sculpture erected on this sandstone pedestal in 1897, which was vandalised and removed in 1971. Sir Henry Parkes was the Premier of New South Wales and has been referred to as the "Father of Federation" due to his movement for a national federation of the six colonies of Australia.
Quite the distinguished gent!
ReplyDeleteWell accomplished, it seems!
ReplyDeleteLove the statue. Looks really good in that setting.
ReplyDeleteLove the way his coat is flapping in the wind.
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We have a lot to be thankful for, when it comes to Henry Parkes. Federation of the six colonies of Australia came about peacefully, in a timely manner and with everyone on board.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful spot to commemorate his work!
ReplyDeleteVery nice statue and your post made me realize how little I know about Australia's history.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive statue.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great sculptor that made that statue once, great details. And I like the contrasts of color in your image, the copper green against the blue and red.
ReplyDeleteQuite a dapper gentleman
ReplyDeletebeautiful artwork :)
ReplyDeleteGreat! Seems to be quite a windy location ... ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi! Nice capture. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteGreat statue ~ great sky shot!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend to you ~ ^_^
Thank you for sharing about Sydney!
ReplyDeleteNice statue! They should have named the park Parkes Park!
ReplyDeleteLovely photo.
ReplyDeleteHope this one is not vandalised, Jim. The floral background makes the statue stand out.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for participating in the Floral Friday Fotos meme.