Victor Cusack b. 1937

  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Victor Cusack, painter, sculptor, poet, mechanical engineer and bamboo specialist was born in Manly, Sydney in 1937. Both his cast bronze public sculptures and his paintings incorporate evolutionist and environmental themes.
Tags: sculptor, bronze caster
creator of
Celtic Cross

Commissioned by Ku-ring-gai council Location: Ku-Ring-Gai Bicentennial Park

 
creator of
Jessie Street

Location: Jessie Street Park near Circular Quay

 
creator of
Man, Time and the Environment
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http://www.sculptorssociety.com/Sculptor_Detail.aspx?Sculptorid=13

Commissioned by Hornsby Shire Council. Location: Florence Street Mall, Hornsby, Sydney, NSW. Art critic and educator Michael Hedger in his book 'Public Sculpture in Australia’ (Craftsman House, 1995) notes “Australia’s most recent major fountain ranks as its most unique… The fountain is of cast bronze, stainless steel and plate glass, and the scale and the extraordinary combinations provide a work of surprising harmony. Cusack’s environmental sentiments are readily apparent and the local Council’s initiative in commissioning such a work is visionary.” A leaking pipe following the incorrect removal and reinstallation of the work during the Westfield Hornsby expansion caused the fountain to be out of action for four years. The protracted legal battle to restore the fountain to its former state is a landmark case in fighting for public artists rights.

 
creator of
Bust of Vice Admiral John Hunter. R. N.
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Commissioned by Mosman Council Location: Balmoral Beach, Sydney. Two other casts of this sculpture are located at Scone, NSW (March 1994) and Leith Docks, Edinburgh, Scotland. (August 1994)

 
creator of
First Fleet
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http://www.sculptorssociety.com/Sculptor_Detail.aspx?Sculptorid=13

Commissioned by Ku-ring-gai Council. Location: Ku-ring-gai Bicentennial Park

 
creator of
Battle of Waterloo
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Location: South Sydney Town Hall. Sculpted for the 1990 visit of the Duke of Wellington

 
creator of
Bird Ascending
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Commissioned by Botany Cemetery Trust. Location: Crematorium gardens, Botany Cemetery, Botany, Sydney, NSW

 
creator of
Pacific Family
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http://www.sculptorssociety.com/Sculptor_Detail.aspx?Sculptorid=13

Commissioned by Warringah Shire Council Location: Warringah Mall, Brookvale, Sydney, NSW

 
creator of
First Fleet arrival memorial
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URL
http://www.sculptorssociety.com/Sculptor_Detail.aspx?Sculptorid=13

Commissioned by Rockdale Council Sponsored by NSW Bi-centennial Committee Location: Sans Souci, Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW

 
creator of
Joseph Banks memorial sculpture
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http://www.sculptorssociety.com/Sculptor_Detail.aspx?Sculptorid=13

Commissioned by Botany Council Location: Joseph Banks Bicentennial Park, Botany, Sydney, NSW

 
creator of
Governor Phillip bust
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Commissioned by Ku-ring-gai council. Location: Pymble War memorial Park, Sydney, NSW A second copy is located on the Pacific Highway at Gordon, Sydney, NSW and a third copy is located at Governor Phillip Park in Warringah.