John Plimmer and his Dog Fritz
1996
Tom Tischler
Accessible
Type
- Sculpture
Medium
- Bronze
Dimensions
- H1900 x W680 x D770mm
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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
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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.