One of the most delightfully eccentric characters immortalized in bronze would have to be Sir Dove-Myer Robinson. Known simply as “Robbie” by the locals, the bespectacled Sir Dove-Myer Robinson was Auckland city’s longest-running mayor. He held office for 18 years. He was also delightfully weird, highly astute and a true visionary. Among his eccentricities, Robbie […]
Category: Public Art Story
In 1966 two British paratroopers rowed across the Atlantic in a 20ft boat. It would take the daredevils 92 days in some of the harshest of weather conditions. The inspiration for this treacherous adve