Love Me Tender

1994

Llew Summers

Accessible

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Concrete
  • Paint

Dimensions

  • H1560 x W1400 x D950mm

Llew Summers, ‘Love Me Tender’ (1994), Baring Square East, Whakatere Ashburton

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, Feb 2025

1997–Current

South-eastern lawn, Baring Square East, Whakatere Ashburton

1994–1997

Private location

Artists
Credit

Ashburton Art Gallery Incorporated Collection

Associated Artwork Organisation(s)
    • Ashburton Art Gallery Incorporated (Owner)

Description

Love Me Tender was the first artwork acquired by the Ashburton Art Gallery Inc for its collection. It depicts a nude couple, entwined in an embrace.

In 2015 the sculpture was cleaned and repainted with guidance from the artist.

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