Abstract mural

1971

Roy Cowan

Hidden (in storage)

Type

  • Mural

Medium

  • Ceramic tile
  • Glass
  • Porcelain

Dimensions

  • Approx L4000mm

Roy Cowan, ‘Abstract mural’ (1971), Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2019

2019–Current

In storage, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 2 The Terrace, Wellington Central, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

1971–2019

Foyer, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 2 The Terrace, Wellington Central, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

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Description

Composed of four interlocking koru, this mural was the National Bank Art Award winner in 1971.

Roy Cowan also completed a sculpture for the Reserve Bank’s downtown Auckland premises in 1981.

The work was removed in 2019 to make way for refurbishments of the Reserve Bank’s foyer. It remains stored in a crate on site.