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Sculpture - Object, Louis Braille bust, 1929
... Guilliame Daniel Duprat... Daniel Duprat. The bronze bust sits upon a blackwood plinth...Guilliame Daniel Duprat... of Braille Writers in 1929 by the sculptor Guilliame Daniel Duprat ...
A bust of Louis Braille was gifted to the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1929 by the sculptor Guilliame Daniel Duprat. The bronze bust sits upon a blackwood plinth, with an inscribed nameplate below the chest, and a revolving medallion at the base of the stand.Sculpture of man on wooden plinth with inscribed medallion on axis and base plateOne side of medallion:
Offert par le Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres (curved edge)
Louis Braille Centenary
Presented by French Government to
The Victorian Association of Braille Writers
Melbourne 1929
Reverse side: Republique Francaise
Baseplate: Presented by Mrs George Swinburne to commemorate the Centenary of Louis Braille. Copied from the plaster cast. Made & Donated by G.D. Delprat Esq. 1929
victorian association of braille writers, guilliame daniel duprat