Water Children c1970

ROBINSON, John Edward

Registration number

1086738

Artist/maker

ROBINSON, John Edward

Title

Water Children

Production date

c1970

Medium

bronze

Dimensions (H x W x D)

2 figures, 70 x 160 cm

Credit line

Commissioned by Conzinc Riotinto (now known as Rio Tinto), c1970 and purchased by the City of Melbourne, 1973.
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Water Children, John Edward Robinson, bronze sculpture, c1970, Queen Victoria Gardens, Conzinc Riotinto

Summary

Location: Queen Victoria Gardens Two small bronze children, a girl and a boy, leaning over a stream that meanders down to the lake. The girl is kneeling on her hands and knees, the boy lying down, one foot in the air, one hand scooping the water. Like The Pathfinder, this sculpture was in fact commissioned by Conzinc Riotinto (now known as Rio Tinto). It was purchased by the City of Melbourne in 1973 as a part of its re-landscaping of the gardens. While this sculpture wasn’t commissioned for the site, it demonstrates a shift towards more realist statuary that engages with its environment.