Busten af H.C.Andersen i Observatory Hill Park i Sydney. Foto Lars Bjørnsten 3.nov. 2009
Se også:
- Historien om “H.C. Andersen i Sydney Australien”
- Afsløring af HC Andersen-statue – Observatory Hill Sydney
- H.C. Andersen ser ud over Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Busten af H.C. Andersen i Sydney Australien
- Sydney Opera House, H.C. Andersen og Kronprinsesse Mary 2013
Teksten på plinten med H.C. Andersens buste i Observatory Hill Park i Sydney. Frit oversat til dansk.
Der var engang….
I 1955 skænkede den danske koloni i New South Wales i Australien en buste af Hans Christian Andersen til byen Sydney. Busten er udført af den australske skulptør Wendy Solling for at fejre 150 års dagen for digterens fødsel og placeret i Phillip Park i Sydney. I 1984 var det planen at flytte busten til Wynyard Park, men til alles overraskelse forsvandt den. En verdensomspændende eftersøgning var heldig og underretningerne lokaliserede den i forskellige steder, men ingen af dem var troværdige og fjernelsen er i dag stadig en gåde. Den nuværende plint og pladen med ordene af Dame Mary Gillmore er alt hvad der er tilbage af det original monument.
I 2004 skænkede den danske koloni i Australien denne buste for at den blive afsløret i 2005 i anledning af 200 års fødselsdagen. Den er er en kopi af den kendte skulptur skabt af den danske skulptør H. W. Bissen i 1865. I 2005 er busten placeret i Observatory Hill Park ( i Sydney) spejdende udover havnen og over oceanerne til Danmark
Hans Christian Andersen var en historiefortæller for børn i alle aldre, ligesom han var journalist, tænker, romanforfatter og kunstner. Han er bedst kendt for sine smukke eventyr og hans identifikation med det uheldige og og udstødte gjorde ham til fader af det moderne eventyr.
Once upon a time…
In 1955, the Danish community of New South Wales donated a bust of Hans Christian Andersen by Australian sculptor Wendy Solling to the city of Sydney to commemorate the sesquicentenary of the author’s birth. The bust was located in Phillip Park. In 1984 plans were made to relocate the bust to Wynyard Park but to everyone’s surprise, it was no longer there! A world-wide search was held, and reports located it in far-fetched places, but unfortunately none of them were true and the location remains a mystery to this day. The plinth, and the plaque containing the quote by Dame Mary Gilmore are all that remain of the original monument.. In 2004, the Danish community in Australia commissioned this bust, to be presented for the 2005 bicentennial celebrations. It is a replica of the famous sculpture created by the Danish sculptor H.W. Bissen i 1865. This 2005 bust is located within Observatory Hill Park looking towards the harbour and over the oceans to Denmark. Hans Christian Andersen was a storyteller for children of all ages, as well as a journalist, thinker, novellist, and artist. He is best known for his beautiful tales, and his identification with the unfortunate and outcast made him the father of the modern fairytale.