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Bust of Sir Edmund Hillary; F. C. W. STAUB, Morris Singer Founders; Circa 1959; A1...
Name/Title
Bust of Sir Edmund Hillary
Bust of Sir Edmund Hillary
About this object
Bronze bust of Sir Edmund Hillary by sculptor F.C.W Staub. Hillary, a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.
Bronze bust of Sir Edmund Hillary by sculptor F.C.W Staub. Hillary, a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.
Maker
F. C. W. STAUB, Morris Singer Founders
F. C. W. STAUB, Morris Singer Founders
Maker Role
Maker, Manufacturer
Maker, Manufacturer
Date Made
Circa 1959
Circa 1959
Place Made
England
Medium and Materials
bronze
bronze
Measurements
40x17x25cm (LWH)
40x17x25cm (LWH)
Subject and Association Description
Edmund Hillary was the leader of the New Zealand Ross Sea party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition of 1956 - 1958 and was in the team which was the first to reach the South Pole overland by motorised vehicle and the first to the Pole overland since Robert Falcon Scott. The Sculptor was Mr FCW Staub a Christchurch artist who was the pupil of Francis A Shurrock.
Edmund Hillary was the leader of the New Zealand Ross Sea party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition of 1956 - 1958 and was in the team which was the first to reach the South Pole overland by motorised vehicle and the first to the Pole overland since Robert Falcon Scott. The Sculptor was Mr FCW Staub a Christchurch artist who was the pupil of Francis A Shurrock.
Credit Line
Bust of Sir Edmund Hillary, Canterbury Museum, A177.6, New Zealand
Bust of Sir Edmund Hillary, Canterbury Museum, A177.6, New Zealand
Object Type
Sculpture
Sculpture
Object number
A177.6
A177.6
