Margel Hinder
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Margel Ina Hinder was an Australian-American modernist
sculptor, noted for her public works in the Australian modernist abstraction. Hinder's work outside the Reserve Bank of Australia
was commissioned after she won an international competition for sculptors in 1961 http://www.rba.gov.au/Museum/Exhibitions/planned-for-progress.html. Hinder's acknowledged master work is the water sculpture in Newcastle, New South Wales
's Civic Park http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/nag/public_art/introduction.
Hinder's husband was Frank Hinder
, with whom she has had two restrospective exhibits (1973 and 1992)http://frankhinder.com.au/biography.asp. Frank and Margel Hinder are the subject of a biography by Renee Free http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/Frank_and_Margel_Hinder,_1930-1980/0724060685/.
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
sculptor, noted for her public works in the Australian modernist abstraction. Hinder's work outside the Reserve Bank of Australia
Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia came into being on 14 January 1960 as Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority, when the Reserve Bank Act 1959 removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank to it....
was commissioned after she won an international competition for sculptors in 1961 http://www.rba.gov.au/Museum/Exhibitions/planned-for-progress.html. Hinder's acknowledged master work is the water sculpture in Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
's Civic Park http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/nag/public_art/introduction.
Hinder's husband was Frank Hinder
Frank Hinder
Francis Henry Critchley Hinder was an award winning Australian painter, sculptor and art teacher who is also known for his camouflage designs in World War II.-Education:Frank Hinder was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1906...
, with whom she has had two restrospective exhibits (1973 and 1992)http://frankhinder.com.au/biography.asp. Frank and Margel Hinder are the subject of a biography by Renee Free http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/Frank_and_Margel_Hinder,_1930-1980/0724060685/.
Selected Works
- 1939 Man with jackhammer, National Gallery of VictoriaNational Gallery of VictoriaThe National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest and the largest public art gallery in Australia. Since December 2003, NGV has operated across two sites...
in MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... - 1949 Garden Sculpture, Art Gallery of New South WalesArt Gallery of New South WalesThe Art Gallery of New South Wales , located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1897 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia...
in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... - 1959 Abstract Sculpture, SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
- 1963 Revolving Sphere, Monaro Mall in CanberraCanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
- 1964 Free-Standing Sculpture, Reserve Bank of AustraliaReserve Bank of AustraliaThe Reserve Bank of Australia came into being on 14 January 1960 as Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority, when the Reserve Bank Act 1959 removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank to it....
in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... - 1966 Captain James Cook Memorial Fountain, Civic Park in NewcastleNewcastle, New South WalesThe Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
- 1972 Sculptural Form, Woden Town Square in CanberraCanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
- 1973 Free-Standing Sculpture, Telecommunication Building in AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
See also
Renée Free: The Art of Frank and Margel Hinder, 1930–1980, Art Gallery of New South Wales (1980) ISBN 0724060685Sources
- Dutch Wikipedia article
- Hinder's work at the Reserve Bank of Australia
- Margel Hinder at Dictionary of Australian Artists Online
- 1976 Portrait of Margel Hinder by Richard BeckRichard BeckRichard Beck is an artist manager and former public relations man within the music industry. He runs Bigboy Management with a roster comprising RyanDan, 5ive and Vince Harder. He also presides over Supernova Entertainment Ltd, a live music and entertainment organisation...