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				<title><![CDATA[Brief History: door WERNER in Sir Herbert Baker Bust]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1625#c-1629</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Chait was commissioned by the Parktown and Westcliff Heritage Trust to sculpt the bust of a young Herbert Baker, the famous architect of the Union Buildings in Pretoria.  Other buildings designed by Baker in Parktown, Johannesburg include Northwards and Stone House.  The occasion was for the 100th Anniversary (1892 to 1992) of the suburb of Parktown in Johannesburg.

The bust was cast at the Renzo Vignali Foundry in Pretoria North and the casting and the design of the memorial was a gift of the Transvaal Institute of Architects in the commemoration of one of its founders.

The memorial was sponsored by Barrow Construction (Pty) Ltd and Corobrik Transvaal.  Some of the dressed stone came from the MOTH memorial at Cottesloe and was donated by the City of Johannesburg.  The remainder was given by Mr and Mrs MJ Martinson.  

The unveiling of the sculpture took place on the 5th September 1992 and was undertaken by John A Barrow, Great-grandson of Baker’s favourite builder and director of Barrow Construction.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Statement of Significance: door WERNER in Sir Herbert Baker Bust]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1625#c-1628</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The bust was erected to honour one of the foremost historical architects in this country in the year of the 100th Anniversary of the suburb of Parktown, Johannesburg.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sculptor: door WERNER in Sir Herbert Baker Bust]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1625#c-1627</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Professor Laurence Anthony Chait ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Brief History door WERNER in Jock of the Bushveld]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1620#c-1624</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The sculpture of the famous Jock the plucky Staffordshire Terrier hero of books and the popular film was to be imortilised in a sculpture on the very spot where the stories of his adventures were first told.

Author of the Jock of the Bushveld stories Percy Fitzpatrick first told the stories to his children at their home at Hohenheim.  In the early 1980’s Hohenheim was demolished and on the same magnificent position high on the Parktown Ridge the sprawling Johannesburg Hospital was built.  In 1992 was the year Parktown celebrated its centenary commemorating particularly the achievement of its pioneers.

The Sculpture was unveiled on Armistisce (11th November 1992) by Jonathan Rands the actor that played Sir Percy Fitzpatrick in the film.  It was Sir Percy Fitzpatrick who suggested to King George V that the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month would be used to remember all those servicemen and woman of all nations that lost their lives in the Great War.  

The sculpture was cast by the Renzo Vignali Artistic Foundry in Pretoria North and sponsored by Matron Pauline Morgans of the Minerva Clinic.

After an attempt to steal Jock from outside the entrance of the Johannesburg Hospital in the late 1990’s, he was moved inside the hospital out of site of the public.

In 2007 an agreement was arranged with the Johannesburg Hospital that the statue could be moved to the Johannesburg Zoo.  It was then unveiled for the second time at the new barnyard area of the zoo on the 25th January 2008 by Professor Chait the sculptor.

Present at the unveiling was Sally Ann Fitzpatrick, Great-granddaughter of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick.  He was credited with providing the first stock for the Johannesburg Zoo.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inscription door WERNER in Jock of the Bushveld]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1620#c-1623</link>
				<description><![CDATA[“Long, long ago the adventures of this brave and loyal dog, Jock of the Bushveld:, were told by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick to his children at their home, Hohenheim, a very big house which once stood near this spot.

The sculptor, Laurence Chait, and the sponsor, Minerva Clinic, gave this to cheer all sick children and to remind them that you don’t have to be big to be brave.

It was unveiled by Jonathan Rands on 11 November 1992 as part of the Parktown Centenary Celebrations”
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sculptor: door WERNER in Jock of the Bushveld]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1620#c-1622</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Professor Laurence Chait]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Brief History: door WERNER in Max the gorilla]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1616#c-1619</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Professor Chait was commissioned by the Johannesburg Zoo to create a sculpture of Max the Crime Fighting Gorilla in 2006.

Max made world headlines in 1997 when he apprehended a thief who jumped into his closure to escape arrest.  Max went on the attack it is said to protect his wife Lisa and the thief shot him twice, once in the arm and once in the jaw.  He was evacuated by ambulance to the Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg where he underwent emergency surgery and survived.  Max lived a further 7 years, dying in 2004 of heart and kidney failure at the age of 31.

Max came to the zoo at the age of 1 (1972) from the Frankfurt Zoo in Germany and was a mountain gorilla.

The sculpture is a larger than life size sculpture of Max and was cast by the Renzo Vignali Fine Art Foundry in Pretoria North.  The sculpture weighs over 500kg.

It was unveiled by Professor Philip Tobias the world famous scientist and anthropologist of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg on the 23rd May 2008
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inscription  door WERNER in Reconciliation Sculpture]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1612#c-1615</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Inscription – “The Faculty of Health Sciences University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, commits itself to the ideals of non-discrimination in its teaching the constitution of its student body, the selection and promotion of its staff and in its administration.  It reaffirms its rejection of racism and other violations of human rights in whatever form they make their challenge.

In committing itself to these ideals the faculty acknowledges that these values have not been honoured, and apologises for the hurt and suffering caused to its students, staff and patients by the past racial and other discrimitive practices.

The Faculty recognises the responsibility that staff and students have in preserving these ideals and pays tribute to the efforts of those who strove to bring about change for the benefit of future generations”.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Steel Vine (Climber plant)Practical Public Art door WERNER in Protective Steel Plant]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1605#c-1607</link>
				<description><![CDATA[This artwork resembling a "Climber Plant" or Vine is actually more for practicality. It has a lock and protect the electrical equipment from vandalists.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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