Drago Marin Cherina

Drago Marin Cherina (born 1949) is a Croatian sculpting artist, who was naturalized Australian in the years 1970.

Life and career

Cherina was born in Korčula, Croatia.[1] He moved to England, where he worked as an assistant to Henry Moore.[2] He came to Australia in 1975 to do a bust of Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, and liked the place so much he arranged to be naturalized in Gough's office.[3] He currently lives in Taiwan.[2]

Works
Cherina sculpture of Jacqueline du Pré at Kensington, Sydney

Notable works include The Mathy a bronze statuette awarded to the annual winner of the IFAC Australian Singing Competition[4] and a bust of Alexander Solzhenitsyn that is held at the National Library of Australia.[5]

A bronze sculpture of cellist Jacqueline du Pré, by Cherina, was installed at the Kensington Park Community Centre in Kensington, Sydney, in 2018.

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi is installed in Shanghai's New Town Central Park.

A 6 metre high, six tonne abstract artwork depicting prolific sculptor Henry Moore located in Banjo Paterson Bush Park in Yeoval, New South Wales, Australia.[6][7]

References
  1. "'Onona' – yin and yang by another name". china.org.cn. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. Huntsdale, Justin (26 July 2010). "Imposing sculpture generates Moore tourism – ABC Central West NSW – Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. Hills, Ben (10 October 1997). "Face Off: Waterhouse Versus Artist In Fight For Bronze". abstractsculpture.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014.
  4. "Prizes and Opportunities | IFAC Australian Singing Competition". Aussing.org.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. "Bust of Alexander Solzhenitsyn / Drago Cherina. [realia] / – Version details – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. Sheil, Donal (18 August 2019). "How did Yeoval, NSW, become home to this striking sculpture of Henry Moore?". ABC News. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. Huntsdale, Justin (26 July 2010). "Imposing sculpture generates Moore tourism". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 20 October 2019.


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