Ernest Rutherford; Dick Frizzell; 2013; 2013.001
Ernest Rutherford
About this objectThe man whose face graces banknotes we would like to see more often was knighted the year that the war broke out. Six years earlier he had won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, not bad for someone who had flunked teaching school in Christchurch. We remember Lord Rutherford as 'the father of the atom.' His ashes are in Westminster Abbey and had many institutions and places (including a crater on each the Moon and Mars) bear his name.
Maker Date Made2013
Medium and MaterialsGouache on paper
Place Made Inscription and MarksFRIZZELL/13 (above proper right shoulder)
Measurements295 x 200mm
Subject and Association DescriptionRutherford, Ernest
Credit LineNZPG
Object number2013.001
RightsAdd Comments
This object is from
Tags
Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. Use commas to separate multiple tags. e.g. Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s.
Share
Disclaimer/Re-use of images:
It is the sole responsibility of the contributing museum to supply accurate information, and to organise copyright clearance (if necessary) for any image that appears on NZ Museums. Before any re-use of images, permission must be obtained from the contributing museum. Please contact the contributing museum if you have concerns about the information or images or would like to find out more about using and ordering an image.
This website is a National Services Te Paerangi initiative
