With an Eye on the Sky - Boonah, Qld, Australia
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S 27° 59.809 E 152° 40.951
56J E 468783 N 6903109
A statue of a farmer looking skywards
Waymark Code: WM12DQ1
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 05/06/2020
Views: 1
Located in the park next to the Shire Offices the "With an Eye on the Sky" sculpture by Catherine Anderson was commissioned by the local council to celebrate the Year of the Outback in 2002. The statue depicts a man standing hat in hand, dressed in an open necked long sleeve shirt, trousers and boots gazing up at the sky seeking any rain that may be coming.
The plaque at his foot reads:
"This sculpture celebrates our association with the land we work and the heavens we rely on for life-giving sun and for rain ... Weather is the common theme running through and impacting on the day-to-day lives of anyone living in rural and regional Australia ... Country people live 'with an eye on the sky'."
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: With an Eye on the Sky
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Catherine Anderson
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2002
Materials used: Bronze
Location: Outside council offices
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