Architectural Sculpture
The ANZAC War Memorial, completed in 1934, is the main commemorative military monument of Sydney, Australia. Designed by C. Bruce Dellit and with its exterior adorned with monumental figural reliefs and sculptures by Rayner Hoff, it is arguably the finest Art Deco structure in Australia.
- Medallions for various University of Sydney buildings, 1924
- Royal Arch Masonic Temple, Sydney, Australia, 1927. More specifically the Egyptian Room in the Petersham Temple, he was a Freemason himself.
- The Spirit of Womanhood, National War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia, 1927–30
- Figures and panels, ANZAC War Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, 1931–34
- Theatre Arts & Pan Liberty Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1934
- Ride of the Valkyries relief panel, Hotel Manly, Manly, Australia, 1935
- Panels, Hotel Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 1935
- Relief panels, City Mutual Life Insurance building, Sydney, Australia, 1936
- Mercury, Transportation House, Sydney, Australia, 1938
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