THE MAKING OF A STATUE.
Charles Joseph La Trobe. Peter Corlett sculptor; Meridian Sculpture Founders foundry; Susan Gordon-Brown photographer. Pp. 76, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, bibliography; oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards; C. J. La Trobe Society, Melbourne, 2010. First edition. *The story of the making of the C. J. La Trobe statue by Peter Corlett, cast by Peter Morley, and erected on the lawn in the forecourt of the State Library of Victoria to commemorate La Trobe's contribution to the early development of Melbourne and Victoria. A complete pictorial record of the process, from the artistic models on Peter Corlett's work sheets, the preparation of the clay and making of the wax forms, through to the casting, erection and unveiling of the statue. Item #110650
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