Drago Marin Cherina

Drago Marin Cherina (born 1949) is a Croatian artist.

Life and career

Cherina was born in Korčula, Croatia.[1] He moved to England, where he worked as an assistant to Henry Moore.[2] He came to Australia in 1975 to do a bust of Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, and liked the place so much he arranged to be naturalized in Gough's office.[3] He currently lives in Taiwan.[2]

Notable works include The Mathy a bronze statuette awarded to the annual winner of the IFAC Australian Singing Competition[4] and a bust of Alexander Solzhenitsyn that is held at the National Library of Australia.[5]

A bronze sculpture of cellist Jacqueline du Pre, by Cherina, was installed at the Kensington Park Community Centre in Kensington, Sydney, in 2018.

Cherina sculpture of Jacqueline du Pre at Kensington, Sydney

References

  1. ↑ "'Onona' – yin and yang by another name". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  2. 1 2 Huntsdale, Justin (26 July 2010). "Imposing sculpture generates Moore tourism – ABC Central West NSW – Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  3. ↑ Hills, Ben (10 October 1997). "Face Off: Waterhouse Versus Artist In Fight For Bronze". abstractsculpture.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Prizes and Opportunities | IFAC Australian Singing Competition". Aussing.org.au. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Bust of Alexander Solzhenitsyn / Drago Cherina. [realia] / – Version details – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-08-26.


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