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Artwork Media
Artwork details
Location
Court 2
Artist
Derek WRIGLEY
Artist Biography
1924-2021, to Australia 1947; Peter OTTO (1918–98) Laurens OTTO (born 1946)
Art name
Commonwealth Coat of Arms
Art materials
woodcarving, Toona ciliata (Australian red cedar) New England ranges
Art short description
Commissioned for the opening in 1980, collection of the High Court of Australia
Background
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms in Court 2 was designed by Derek Wrigley (1924-2021,
to Australia 1947) and carved from Toona ciliata (Australian red cedar, New England ranges)
by Peter Otto (1918–98), and Laurens Otto (born 1946).