Durie Hill Tower
Nigel Brown, Artist
This is one of the
drawings
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 1993.
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Object Detail
About the Work
[Drawn]
onsite.
This
tower
appealed
to
me
as
a
motif
and
because
I
suffered
from
vertigo
and
heard
stories
about
suicide
from
top.
I
did
a
large
painting.
I
also
as
a
child
had
a
recurring
nightmare
featuring
the
tunnel
at
tower's
base.
- Nigel Brown, May 2019
- Nigel Brown, May 2019
Measurements
428 x 354 mm
Media
pencil and acrylic on paper
Subject Place
Description
Sketch of the Durie Hill Memorial Tower in Whanganui showing 3 views of it. The central view is from above the base to the top in detail, the left view is of the whole structure and numbering the levels of the structure, the right view is of the stairs leading to the entry. In the upper right coerner is a silhouette of a figure falling, lower right is a head and shoulders silhouette. Title text at middle right of the sketch.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of Nigel Brown and Sue McLaughlin, 2019
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
21 May 2019