John Plimmer and his Dog Fritz

1996

Tom Tischler

Accessible

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Bronze

Dimensions

  • H1900 x W680 x D770mm

Tom Tischler, ‘John Plimmer and his Dog Fritz’ (1996), Plimmer Steps, CBD, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022

1996–Current

Plimmer Steps, Lambton Quay, CBD, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Artists
Credit

Wellington City Council Art Collection

Associated Artwork Person(s)
Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

A life-size bronze sculpture of a striding John Plimmer with walking stick in hand, top hat upon his head, and his dog Fritz, prancing along at his side.

The sculpture is based on a photograph taken around 1900. Specialist nature sculptor, Tom Tischler, used it to make a maquette, which in turn was used by sculptors Ross Wilson and Judy Alexander and model maker Alex Kennedy to make the bronze.