Māori Boy with Child

1959

Molly Macalister

Accessible

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Concrete

Dimensions

  • H1320 x W440 x D740mm / H430 x W440 x D740mm (base)

Molly Macalister, ‘Māori Boy with Child’ (1959), Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Campus, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Image: Bronwwn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2024

1959–Current

North East side of Union Building, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Campus, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Artists
Credit

Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 1959

Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

A cast concrete figurative work of a nude youth tenderly holding an infant in the curve of his arm. The work is located under a canopy formed by the deck above.

See also:

  • Māori Boy with Child (Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, Adam Art Gallery website)