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Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Sculptor of Statues in the Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Charles Francis Summers 1858-1945
... Sculptor of Statues in the Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical...Ballarat Botanical Gardens Pavilion... in the Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. How they came... in the Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. How they came to be classical ...Biography of Charles F. Summers, sculptor of the Statues in the Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. How they came to be classical statues through the influence of his father who was a sculptor and his studies in Rome.Link between Summers' famous Melbourne statue and studies in Italy and sculptor Benzoni with his works presently housed in the Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens01 Photocopy with coloured photo, top right corner. 02 Newspaper article, no date, very likely from the Courier Ballarat. 03 one almost illegible handwritten sheet with advertisements in colour, left hand side of page.sculptors, pavilion, charles francis summers, ballarat botanical gardens pavilion, statues in the ballarat botanical gardens. "flight of pompei, "modesty", "ruth", "rebecca", "suzanne". "burke and wills" statuemelbourne., australian sculptor, john garner collection, garner, dr, ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat, statues -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Plan - Pavilion at the Botanical Gardens for the Ballarat City Council
... Historical Historic Ballarat Botanical Gardens Pavilion ...Historical HistoricPhotocopy ballarat botanical gardens, pavilion, elevations, sections -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph Album, Photographs of Ballarat Buildings by Geoff Biddington, 1967, 1967
... ballarat botanical gardens statuary pavilion...) Cast Iron lamp .39) Ballarat Botanical Gardens Statuary... iron post cap cast iron lamp ballarat botanical gardens ...At one time Her Majesty's Theatre was known as the Memorial Theatre. When these photos were taken Geoffrey Biddington was highly involved with the Ballarat Branch of the National Trust. Lenaghan of Tourello "Master Dan Lenaghan, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Lenaghan, of Tourello, has been successful in obtaining a Government scholarship, tenable for four years at St. Patrick's College, Ballarat.(Melbourne Advocate, 02 March 1939) Black folders of Ballarat photographs as follows: .1) Ballarat City Council Logo on Ballarat Botanical Garden Gates .2) Ballarat Railway Station .3) Ballarat Town Hall .4) Ballarat Fire Station, Ballarat East .5) Interior of Ballarat Railway Stations .6) Ballaarat Municipal Libraries Barkly Street Branch, formerly Ballarat East Library .7) Entrance to Ballarat Presbyterian Church? .8) Former Ballarat Baptist Church, Dawson Street .9) Church with small steeple, erected AD 1860 .10) Brick Church with steeple .12) Gates of the former Ballarat Gaol .13) Gates of the former Ballarat Gaol .15) Craig's Hotel, Nominee Brian D. Foley .16) ? .17) Interior of Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat .18) Bailey's Mansion, later used as the St John of God Convent .19) Lal Lal Blast Furnace .20) Gates of St Patricks Cathedral Ballarat, looking towards the Cathedral Hall .21) .20) Gates of St Patricks Cathedra, Sturt Street, Ballarat .22) ? .23) Lenaghan's Tourello .24) Ballarat Terrace, c1967 .25) Entrance to Ballarat Terrace, c1967 .26) ? .27) Entrance gate to Novar, Webster Street, Ballarat .28) Interior of Ballarat Railway Station, c1967 .30) Pratt's Warehouse, Camp Street, Ballarat, c1967 .31) Entrance gate to Novar, Webster Street, Ballarat .32) Cast Iron Gate .33) Cast Iron Gate .34) Cast Iron Gate .35) Ballarat New Cemetery Gates .36) Cast Iron Post Cap .37) Cast Iron lamp .38) Cast Iron lamp .39) Ballarat Botanical Gardens Statuary Pavilion .40) 'Flight of Pompeii' statue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens Statuary Pavilion ballarat city council logo on ballarat botanical garden gates, ballarat botanical garden gates, ballarat railway station, ballarat town hall, ballarat fire station, ballarat east, interior of ballarat railway stations, ballaarat municipal libraries barkly street branch, formerly ballarat east library, entrance to ballarat presbyterian church?, former ballarat baptist church, dawson street, church with small steeple, erected ad 1860, brick church with steeple, gates of the former ballarat gaol, craig's hotel, nominee brian d. foley, brian d. foley, interior of her majesty's theatre, ballarat, bailey's mansion, later used as the st john of god convent, lal lal blast furnace, gates of st patricks cathedral ballarat, looking towards the cathedral hall, gates of st patricks cathedral, lenaghan's tourello, ballarat terrace,, entrance to ballarat terrace, entrance gate to novar, webster street, ballarat, interior of ballarat railway station, c1967, pratt's warehouse, camp street, ballarat, c1967, cast iron gate, ballarat new cemetery gates, cast iron post cap, cast iron lamp, ballarat botanical gardens statuary pavilion, 'flight of pompeii' statue, architectural features -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Snow in Botanical Gardens, Ballarat, c2007
... Botanical Gardens were donated by David Ham MLC in 1893. ballarat ...Two marble lions located just inside the entrance gates (Also known as the Morey Gates) to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens were donated by David Ham MLC in 1893.Snow in Botanical Gardens, Ballaratballarat botanical gardens, snow, pavilion, lion -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Lake Lodge & Canon
... BMI for all print and usage inquiries. Ballarat Botanical ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, botanical gardens, lake wendouree, pavilion -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Lake Lodge 2
... BMI for all print and usage inquiries. Ballarat Botanical ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, botanical gardens, lake wendouree, pavilion -
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Lake Lodge From the Gardens
... BMI for all print and usage inquiries. Ballarat Botanical ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, botanical gardens, lake wendouree, pavilion -
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Lake Lodge
... BMI for all print and usage inquiries. Ballarat Botanical ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, botanical gardens, lake wendouree, pavilion, canons -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Lake Wendouree, Ballarat near the Lake Pavilion, Lake Wendouree Seen Through the Trees
... Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group George ...john garner collection, ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat, pavilion -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Pavilion Plan and Lease Offer, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Wendouree Parade
... Ballarat Pavilion Lease Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Wendouree ...john garner collection, ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat, pavilion, lease -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Photograph - Digital Image, Fernery & Statuary
... Ballarat Botanical Gardens fernery statuary pavilion Black ...Black and white photographballarat botanical gardens, fernery, statuary pavilion -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Statues and Sculptors, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, The Statuary Pavilion, c 1990's
... Botanical Gardens Ballarat gardens Pavilion "Suzanne". "Burke ...Article probably written by John Garner in the 1990's for the Robert Clark Centre, Ballarat Botanical GardensA valuable thumbnail sketch1 sheet, printed both sidesBallarat Botanical Gardens logo, top right hand cornerjohn garner collection, garner, dr, statues, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens, pavilion, "suzanne". "burke and wills" statuemelbourne. -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, Lily pond at the Ballarat Botanic Gardens, 1915
... at the Ballarat Botanic Gardens with the Statuary Pavilion and statues... pond at the Ballarat Botanic Gardens with the Statuary Pavilion ...Picture of the water lilies in the lily pond at the Ballarat Botanic Gardens with the Statuary Pavilion and statues in the background. Comes from the Ballarat Homecoming publication.lily pond, statuary pavilion, statues, garden, public, botanic gardens, ballarat homecoming -
City of Ballarat
Public Artwork, Ruth by Charles F. Summers, Circa 1885
... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its statues... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its statues ...Ruth was designed and carved by Charles Francis Summers, one of five white marble statues housed in the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its statues were unveiled in 1888 by Premier Duncan Gillies, a former colleague of James Russell Thompson whose bequest to the City enabled the purchase, in Italy, of the statues. The Flight from Pompeii and the four accompanying statues are housed in the Statuary Pavilion in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Flight from Pompeii, in the centre, was designed by Professor Carlo Benzoni and carved by Charles Francis Summers while the four accompanying statues were all designed and carved by Charles Francis Summers. The octagonal Pavilion was specially designed by T.E. Molloy in 1887 to house the statuary. The five statues and Pavilion are believed to be unique in Australia. The Flight from Pompeii, Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah are aesthetically significant as they are a group of statues, which are a fine example of the design of Professor G.M. Benzoni [Flight from Pompeii] and the design and carving of Charles Francis Summers. The carving of the Flight from Pompeii is both sensitive and finely done and both the design and carving of Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah is sensitive and delicate with great attention to detail. The group is historically important as it epitomises the 'beautification' of the city in the 1880s by men who made their money from gold and who wished to give to the city money for projects such the statuary Pavilion and its contents. The Flight from Pompeii group is located in the Botanical Gardens, which were then also being developed in the Victorian style. This also illustrates the social feeling of the time in which the wealthy had made their money and were wanting to develop in a most substantial way, as well as to 'beautify' the city in which they lived. The Pavilion, designed by the major Ballarat architect T.E. Molloy, is unusual for its top-lit central lantern and curved roofs. The statues are seen to their best advantage because of the provision of all-round and top natural lighting. Classified: 03/03/2003 Victorian Heritage Database. the artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratWhite marble statue, Ruth is in a seated position with a loosely draped dress.Ruthruth -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Modesty by Charles Francis Summers, Circa 1885
... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its statues... in the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its ...Modesty was designed and carved by Charles Francis Summers, one of five white marble statues housed in the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its statues were unveiled in 1888 by Premier Duncan Gillies, a former colleague of James Russell Thompson whose bequest to the City enabled the purchase, in Italy, of the statues. The Flight from Pompeii and the four accompanying statues are housed in the Statuary Pavilion in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Flight from Pompeii, in the centre, was designed by Professor Carlo Benzoni and carved by Charles Francis Summers while the four accompanying statues were all designed and carved by Charles Francis Summers. The octagonal Pavilion was specially designed by T.E. Molloy in 1887 to house the statuary. The five statues and Pavilion are believed to be unique in Australia. The Flight from Pompeii, Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah are aesthetically significant as they are a group of statues, which are a fine example of the design of Professor G.M. Benzoni [Flight from Pompeii] and the design and carving of Charles Francis Summers. The carving of the Flight from Pompeii is both sensitive and finely done and both the design and carving of Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah is sensitive and delicate with great attention to detail. The group is historically important as it epitomises the 'beautification' of the city in the 1880s by men who made their money from gold and who wished to give to the city money for projects such the statuary Pavilion and its contents. The Flight from Pompeii group is located in the Botanical Gardens, which were then also being developed in the Victorian style. This also illustrates the social feeling of the time in which the wealthy had made their money and were wanting to develop in a most substantial way, as well as to 'beautify' the city in which they lived. The Pavilion, designed by the major Ballarat architect T.E. Molloy, is unusual for its top-lit central lantern and curved roofs. The statues are seen to their best advantage because of the provision of all-round and top natural lighting. Classified: 03/03/2003 Victorian Heritage Database. The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratWhite marble statue, Modesty standing with right arm folded over chest, robed and with veil over face.Modestymodesty -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Charles F. Summers, Susannah, Circa 1885
... Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its statues were unveiled... in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its statues were ...Susannah designed and carved by Charles Francis Summers and accompanies four statues in the Statuary Pavilion in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its statues were unveiled in 1888 by Premier Duncan Gillies, a former colleague of James Russell Thompson whose bequest to the City enabled the purchase, in Italy, of the statues. The Flight from Pompeii and the four accompanying statues are housed in the Statuary Pavilion in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Flight from Pompeii, in the centre, was designed by Professor Carlo Benzoni and carved by Charles Francis Summers while the four accompanying statues were all designed and carved by Charles Francis Summers. The octagonal Pavilion was specially designed by T.E. Molloy in 1887 to house the statuary. The five statues and Pavilion are believed to be unique in Australia. The Flight from Pompeii, Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah are aesthetically significant as they are a group of statues, which are a fine example of the design of Professor G.M. Benzoni [Flight from Pompeii] and the design and carving of Charles Francis Summers. The carving of the Flight from Pompeii is both sensitive and finely done and both the design and carving of Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah is sensitive and delicate with great attention to detail. The group is historically important as it epitomises the 'beautification' of the city in the 1880s by men who made their money from gold and who wished to give to the city money for projects such the statuary Pavilion and its contents. The Flight from Pompeii group is located in the Botanical Gardens, which were then also being developed in the Victorian style. This also illustrates the social feeling of the time in which the wealthy had made their money and were wanting to develop in a most substantial way, as well as to 'beautify' the city in which they lived. The Pavilion, designed by the major Ballarat architect T.E. Molloy, is unusual for its top-lit central lantern and curved roofs. The statues are seen to their best advantage because of the provision of all-round and top natural lighting. Classified: 03/03/2003 Victorian Heritage Database.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of Ballarat White marble statue, female seated with cloth draped over lower body.Susannahsusannah, summers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Guide to Ballarat the Beautiful, 1923, 1923
The image of Ballarat Trustees relates to a building on the corner of Mair and Lydiard Streets. In 2010 it was used as Cuthberts law firm.Grey/green soft covered book. Includes photographs and map. Themes include: Ballarat History pre gold, mining, Eureka Stockade, Lake Wendouree, South Street, Grand National Eisteddfod of Australasia, schools, Black Hill, Lake Burrumbeet, Creswick, Buninyong. Illustrations and advertisement include: Sturt Street,James Smith, Ballarat Town Hall, Ballarat East Town Hall, Rowlands, Ballarat brewing Co., Royal Standard Brewery, steam train, Lake Wendouree, J.S. Vickery & Son, trout, Berry, Anderson & co., Ballarat Botanical Gardens and hot houses, Claxton Memorial Fountain, statues, New Imperial Gold Mine, Art Gallery of Ballarat, St Patrick's College, Ballarat Grammar School, Ballarat School of Mines, Ballarat College, Sunnyside Woollen Mills, Ballarat Agricultural High School, Passenger Steamer on Lake Wendouree, Moorabool Falls, Lal Lal Falls, Grosvenor Square, Netherby, Buninyong, Ballarat Motor Garage.ballarat, cuthberts, ballarat trustees, sturt street, tram, trams, ballarat town hall, crag's hotel, sun foundry, eureka aerated waters and brewing co, d. lem, chinese practioner, chinese herbalist, hugh v. mckay, sunshine harvester, gordon brothers, central business college, george hotel, edwards pyrites furnace, long's biscuits, ballarat eisteddfod, george farmer, ballarat botanical gardens, eureka stockade, lake wendouree, ballarat school of mines, moorabool falls, kirks reservoir, ballarat post office, hepburn lagoon, star of the east mine, emu river, ballarat observatory, statues, angus' rialto cafe, carlyon's hotel, clarendon ladies' college, j.e, sang, ballarat coffee palace, stansfield and smith, ballaray brewing company, phoenix brewery, rotal standard brewery, john macleod co, robert sim and co, cobb and co\eagle foundry, j.j. goller and co., mt buninyong lookout, ballarat town hall ballarat east gardens, hot house, glass house, statuary pavilion new imperial gold mining co.,, art gallery of ballarat, st patrick's college, ballarat agricultural high school, lake wendouree steamer, grass trees at mt clear, mount clear, lake burrumbeet, newlyn reservoir trout, lal lal falls, grosvenor square, netherby, ramelli's motor garage, buninyong gold obelisk, memorial, imperial gold mine, botanical gardens lily pond and fernery -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens Film Photograph by Herb ...Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Plus X Pan Film.ballarat, ballaraat, statuary, pavilion, botanical, gardens -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens Film Photograph by Herb ...Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Plus X Pan Film.ballarat, ballaraat, statuary, pavilion, botanical, gardens -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens Film Photograph by Herb ...Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Panatomic X Filmballarat, ballaraat, statuary, pavilion, botanical, gardens -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens Film Photograph by Herb ...Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Panatomic X Filmballarat, ballaraat, statuary, pavilion, botanical, gardens -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens Film Photograph by Herb ...Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Panatomic X Filmballarat, ballaraat, statuary, pavilion, botanical, gardens -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens Film Photograph by Herb ...Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Panatomic X Filmballarat, ballaraat, statuary, pavilion, botanical, gardens -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens Film Photograph by Herb ...Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Plus X Pan Film.ballarat, ballaraat, statuary, pavilion, botanical, gardens -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens Film Photograph by Herb ...Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Panatomic X Filmballarat, ballaraat, statuary, pavilion, botanical, gardens -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Panorama Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Panorama Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... Pavillion Botanical Gardens panorama Panorama Statuary Pavilion ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, statuary pavillion botanical gardens, panorama -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens... pavillion 1897 Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, gardens, pavillion, 1897 -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Boys in front of the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
... Boys in front of the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical... of the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Carlo Benzoni, The Flight From Pompeii, Circa 1885
... marble statues housed in the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat..., Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its statues were ...The Flight from Pompeii was designed by Professor Carlo Benzoni and carved by Charles Francis Summers, one of five white marble statues housed in the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens.The Pavilion and its statues were unveiled in 1888 by Premier Duncan Gillies, a former colleague of James Russell Thompson whose bequest to the City enabled the purchase, in Italy, of the statues. The Flight from Pompeii and the four accompanying statues are housed in the Statuary Pavilion in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Flight from Pompeii, in the centre, was designed by Professor Carlo Benzoni and carved by Charles Francis Summers while the four accompanying statues were all designed and carved by Charles Francis Summers. The octagonal Pavilion was specially designed by T.E. Molloy in 1887 to house the statuary. The five statues and Pavilion are believed to be unique in Australia. The Flight from Pompeii, Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah are aesthetically significant as they are a group of statues, which are a fine example of the design of Professor G.M. Benzoni [Flight from Pompeii] and the design and carving of Charles Francis Summers. The carving of the Flight from Pompeii is both sensitive and finely done and both the design and carving of Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah is sensitive and delicate with great attention to detail. The group is historically important as it epitomises the 'beautification' of the city in the 1880s by men who made their money from gold and who wished to give to the city money for projects such the statuary Pavilion and its contents. The Flight from Pompeii group is located in the Botanical Gardens, which were then also being developed in the Victorian style. This also illustrates the social feeling of the time in which the wealthy had made their money and were wanting to develop in a most substantial way, as well as to 'beautify' the city in which they lived. The Pavilion, designed by the major Ballarat architect T.E. Molloy, is unusual for its top-lit central lantern and curved roofs. The statues are seen to their best advantage because of the provision of all-round and top natural lighting. Classified: 03/03/2003 Victorian Heritage Database.White marble statue of a male, female and baby (family) in flight.The Flight From Pompeii by Charles Summersflight, pompeii, benzoni, summers -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Rebekah by Charles Summers, Circa 1885
... Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens.... in the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion and its ...Rebekah was designed and carved by Charles Francis Summers, one of five white marble statues housed in the Statuary Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens.The Pavilion and its statues were unveiled in 1888 by Premier Duncan Gillies, a former colleague of James Russell Thompson whose bequest to the City enabled the purchase, in Italy, of the statues. The Flight from Pompeii and the four accompanying statues are housed in the Statuary Pavilion in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The Flight from Pompeii, in the centre, was designed by Professor Carlo Benzoni and carved by Charles Francis Summers while the four accompanying statues were all designed and carved by Charles Francis Summers. The octagonal Pavilion was specially designed by T.E. Molloy in 1887 to house the statuary. The five statues and Pavilion are believed to be unique in Australia. The Flight from Pompeii, Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah are aesthetically significant as they are a group of statues, which are a fine example of the design of Professor G.M. Benzoni [Flight from Pompeii] and the design and carving of Charles Francis Summers. The carving of the Flight from Pompeii is both sensitive and finely done and both the design and carving of Modesty, Rebekah, Ruth and Susannah is sensitive and delicate with great attention to detail. The group is historically important as it epitomises the 'beautification' of the city in the 1880s by men who made their money from gold and who wished to give to the city money for projects such the statuary Pavilion and its contents. The Flight from Pompeii group is located in the Botanical Gardens, which were then also being developed in the Victorian style. This also illustrates the social feeling of the time in which the wealthy had made their money and were wanting to develop in a most substantial way, as well as to 'beautify' the city in which they lived. The Pavilion, designed by the major Ballarat architect T.E. Molloy, is unusual for its top-lit central lantern and curved roofs. The statues are seen to their best advantage because of the provision of all-round and top natural lighting. Classified: 03/03/2003 Victorian Heritage Database. White marble statue of a woman standing with left arm raised to her head and draped in cloth to form a robe tied at the front.Rebekah