Historical information

Hans Knorr was born in Bamberg, Germany, in 1915. He left Germany in 1934, raching Australia via South Africa during World War Two. As a German national he was interned for the remainder of the war, but obtained permanent residence in 1946. He restored antiques while establishing his name as a sculptor. In 1948 he held his first exhibition and by the late 1950s was receiving commissions. In 1949 the Knorr family moved to Monbulk Road, Emerald, where Hans Knorr opened his sculpture gallery in 1961. He died in 1988.
The steel and glass sculpture was donated to Emerald Museum by Hans Knorr's widow, Hilde, a prominent author. The glass came from insulators on Emerald's first telephone lines. At the sculptor's request, linesmen saved the insulators when they replaced the lines. The insulators were melted down and reshaped for the sculpture.

Physical description

Free standing iron and glass abstract on castors. [Label caption attached to sheet]Glass and iron