AUCKLAND STATUE
Keen Public Controversy
CITY COUNCIL DECIDES By Telegraph—Press Aswciatiou. Auckland, July 20. The statue of a nude athlete erected at the entrance to the Auckland Domain, which has been tile subject of considerable controversy, was approved by the parks committee of the city council before the work of building the gates was commenced, according to a report submitted to the council by a committee to-night. The committee also indicated it did not propose to take any further action. A proposal that the statue should be altered “to conform to public good taste” was defeated by 14 votes to 5 on a division. In a long discussion, Cr. 11. P. Burton advocated modification of the statue on the ground of its possible effect on the youth of the community. He said the general attitude of the man in the street had been to make a jest of the statue, and not one percent.- of the public was artistically minded. There was no question of the quality of the sculpture—it was excellent, but he considered the statue wholly unnecessary in its existing form. '
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 252, 21 July 1936, Page 6
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183AUCKLAND STATUE Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 252, 21 July 1936, Page 6
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