Rusconi’s Marble Masterpiece
Where: Gundagai Visitor Information Centre
Phone: (02) 6944 0250
Rusconi’s Marble Masterpiece is currently not avaialble for viewing due to the renovations at the Gundagai Visitor Information Centre (249 Sheridan Street, Gundagai) due to the fragile nature of the masterpiece it was impossible to move the structure. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to view this amazing structure May/June 2024.
Cost: Adults $5 , Pensioners $3, Children $2 , Family Group $10. Coaches also welcome $3 pp
The sculptor of the famous Dog on the Tuckerbox, Frank Rusconi, also left another impressive legacy for Gundagai in the form of a unique cathedral-in-miniature. Coined ‘Rusconi’s Marble Masterpiece’, Rusconi wanted to showcase the diversity and beauty of NSW marble.
A true craftsman, Rusconi built this impressive display from 20,948 individual pieces of marble, every piece cut, turned and polished by hand over a 28 year period. Incredibly, no plans or drawings have ever been found and it appears he did the statue entirely by sight alone. Rusconi was a very talented man, some of his other works include the marble stairway at Westminster Abbey in London. He died in 1964 at the age of 90 leaving us with a legacy of these extraordinary marble sculptures.
The Marble Masterpiece stands 1.2 metres high and is permanently on display at the Visitor Information Centre.