Public Art and Sculpture
Kangaroo motifs have been used as a form of public art.
Notable examples include:
- Victorian lamp post (1880) in front of the Royal Exhibition Building at the Carlton Gardens in Carlton, Victoria
- Petrie Tableaux sculpture (1989). In front of Brisbane City Hall at King George Square by Stephen Walker
- Perth kangaroo sculptures (1996, 1997 & 2000). St Georges Terrace, in several locations, Perth, Western Australia, by Anne Neil, Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith
- City Roo sculptures (1999). George Street, Brisbane, Queensland - made from scrapmetal by Christopher Trotter
- Eastern grey kangaroo sculpture in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
- Kangaroo and joey sculpture at Queens Park in Ipswich, Queensland
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Kangaroo ornaments on a Victorian lamp post at the Royal Exhibition Building
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Petrie Tableaux sculpture in front of Brisbane City Hall
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One of the City Roo sculptures in George Street, Brisbane
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Eastern Grey kangaroo sculpture in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
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Kangaroo and joey sculpture at Queens Park in Ipswich, Queensland
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