Richard Oliver Gross
Illustration — Holland memorial at Bolton Street Cemetery in Wellington, New Zealand Richard Oliver Gross (10 January 1882 – 27 December 1964) was a New Zealand farmer and sculptor.
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Richard Oliver Gross
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- Born
- 1882 · Barrow-in-Furness.
- Died
- 1964
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- sculptor · farmer · painter
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Holland memorial at Bolton Street Cemetery in Wellington, New Zealand Richard Oliver Gross (10 January 1882 – 27 December 1964) was a New Zealand farmer and sculptor.
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He was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, on 10 January 1882. He moved to New Zealand in 1914. Gross sculpted the following works: • The figure of Endeavour on the Auckland Grammar School war memorial, Auckland. • The figure of Sacrifice on the Cambridge war memorial. • The lion at the base of the Dunedin Cenotaph. • The fountain at the National War Memorial carillon, Wellington. • The bronze frieze around the Havelock North memorial. • The stone frieze on the Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland. • Elements on the Wellington cenotaph include the two panels of a call-to-arms relief and the equestrian figure on top, the 'Will to Peace'. After the Second World War, Gross added the bronze lions to the cenotaph. • The Athlete and The Swan on the Elliot Memorial gates, Auckland Domain, Auckland. • The marble memorial to the Labour leader Harry Holland, in the Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington. • The Davis Memorial Fountain at Mission Bay, Auckland. • The bronze Maori chief for the One Tree Hill memorial, Auckland. • The figure of love and justice for the memorial to Michael Joseph Savage at Bastion Point, Auckland. • Carving at the entrance to the Hercus Building, University of Otago Medical School. • Illustration — University of Otago Hercus Building carving
Honours and awards
In the 1938 King's Birthday Honours, Gross was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, in recognition of his services as a sculptor. In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.
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