Historical information
Rudi Mineur was born in Holland and grew up in Tasmania. He came to live in Surrey Hills with his wife Betsie and their 3 sons in 1974. Rudi worked as a taxidermist. With a keen interest in natural science, he is also a talented watercolourist and model-maker. His work included model-making for the Melbourne Museum and creating special effects for films including 'Mad Max'. He is also renowned for his sculpting of netsuke. He illustrated the book 'Growing up in the Goldrush' by Michael Dugan (pubd. 1989), who also lived locally.
Physical description
A colour photo in portrait format taken on Surrey Hills Day. He has greying hair and beard and seated behind a table on which are an assortment of stuffed animals / birds, shells, bones and a microscope.
Inscriptions & markings
Nil
Subjects
References
- Book: Beyond the Garden Wall Rudi and Betsie's garden is one of the gardens featured in this book which profilies the role of gardening in the lives of 22 seniors in the City of Boroondara in Melbourne, Australia. It looks at influences and garden philosophy and changing attitudes with age and climatic change. Richly illustrated with photography of the individuals, their gardens and paintings of a section of each by artist, Jo Reitze. Copy held in this collection.
- Book: Sharing Journeys Rudi and Betsie feature in this book which is a collection of stories about people who have moved to Surrey Hills from other countries. The book was part of a project involving volunteers from the Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre. The stories celebrate harmony and diversity. There is a copy in this collection.
