Explore the Inception about the History of this artwork, Statue of James Cook, Hyde Park.
Interest in the construction of a statue of James Cook preceded its creation by over a decade. Starting in the 1860s, the Australia Patriotic Association held a public appeal for donations to erect a "double life-size bronze and granite" statue of Cook in Sydney's Hyde Park. The Cook Statue Fund, launched by the APA at a public meeting at Victoria Theatre in Sydney, raised £1,777.
Hyde Park Victoria Theatre Statue Sydney Australia Patriotic Association James Cook