Reflections on sporting sculptures at the Sydney Cricket Ground
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| Title translated into German: | Gedanken zu den Sportskulpturen am Sydney Cricket Ground |
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| Author: | Cashman, Richard |
| Published in: | Sporting traditions |
| Published: | 33 (2016), 1 (Australian sport statuary), S. 37-53, Lit. |
| Format: | Publications (Database SPOLIT) |
| Publication Type: | Journal article |
| Media type: | Print resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0813-2577, 0813-2577 |
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| Identification number: | PU201611007917 |
| Source: | BISp |
Author's abstract
Sporting sculptures have been part of the Sydney landscape since 1893 when Sir Henry Parkes commissioned a sculpture of young footballer, which was paradoxical given that he was no lover of organised sport. Philanthropist Basil Sellers funded eleven sculptures of cricketers, footballers and a barracker that were erected between 2008 and 2011. This article reflects on the outcomes of such representation, whether the objective of Sellers has been realised to bring art to a sports ground. There is also a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of a permanent exhibition of art at sports grounds.