Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Sir Walter Scott by by Stanley Hammond, c1962

Historical information

A bronze statue of Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish writer, novelist, poet, historian, and biographer who lived from 5 August 1771 – 21 September 1832. The Sir Walter Scott Monument was unveiled by the Mayor Cr A. Masson in March 1962 at the Civic Hall, Ballarat

Significance

The artwork is of aesthetic and historic significance to the people of Ballarat

Physical description

Bronze statue of Sir Walter Scott in seated position on sandstone and concrete plinth.

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