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Bronze cross and candlesticks on an alter in front of a reredos screen for the new St David's Church, Red Hill, Canberra

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Ted Richards
dc.coverage.spatialRed Hill, Canberra, ACT Australia
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-23T06:19:42Z
dc.date.available2022-02-23T06:19:42Z
dc.date.created1972
dc.date.updated2022-02-23T06:19:42Z
dc.format.extent16.256cm x 21.082cm
dc.format.mediumPhotograph
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierAU ANUA 714-8
dc.identifier.otherAU ANUA 714-8-15
dc.identifier.otherCraft Aust Vol3/1 p.28
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/261498
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2022
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAU ANUA 714 - Hans Pillig's Papers
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University
dc.subject.otherFurniture
dc.titleBronze cross and candlesticks on an alter in front of a reredos screen for the new St David's Church, Red Hill, Canberra
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesAltar designed by D. F. Wrigley and made by Heinz Frank of Canberra. Black bean timber -- AU_ANUA_714_8_15b: Reredos screen: Copper panels patinated dark brown & green of varied character supported on stainless steel tubes. Panel colours vary from bright copper at the screen edge to very dark green behind the cross, having the right degree of colour contrast to the cross. Screen 14' wide x 10' high. Designed and made by Derek F. Wrigley, Canberra 1972. Bronze cross commissioned for the new St David's Church, Red Hill, Canberra. The Cross and two candlesticks were designed as a related group & have similar forms, colours & textures. The inside of the cross is patinated green, the outside is roughly textured by a grinding technique & the edges are polished to give emphasis to the forms. The vanes behind are brightly polished. The centre of the front boss is transparent purple acrylic which gives a beautiful light from certain angles. Designed & made by Derek F. Wrigley, Canberra 1972. Height of Cross 36"

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