Moderne Madonna

1976

Roy Cowan

Accessible

1976–Current

  • Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, Corner of Hill and Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Type

  • Mosaic

Medium

  • Ceramic

Dimensions

  • H1850 x W590 x D50mm

Roy Cowan (Ngāpuhi, Te Atiawa), ‘Moderne Madonna’ (1976), Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, Thorndon. Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022

Artists
Credit

Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand & Polynesia Art Collection: Wellington Cathedral of Saint Paul

Associated Artwork Person(s)
    • Sister Clara E. Hawkins (In memorial of)
Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

Currently located just inside the left-hand entry into the main Cathedral. The work mixes figurative elements of heads and hand with abstract patterns in the fabric of the drapery.

Plaque reads:

Modern Madonna / by / Roy Cowan / Given in memory of / Sister Clara E. Hawkins / 1976