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Artist: Terry Denton
(b. 1950 - )
Fabricator: Libby McKinnon
Olympic Torch Relay – Man, Paralympian and Dog
2000
Smalti mosaic
Approximately 45cm diameter

Three small mosaics commemorating the Olympic Torch Relay that passed through the Burwood Village Shopping Centre on 30 July 2000.

One depicts a male figure running with a torch in hand, another a Paralympian with a torch in hand and the third a little white dog carrying the torch in its mouth.

The mosaics were fabricated by talented mosaic artist Libby McKinnon. They are based on drawings by illustrator and author Terry Denton

Tile mosaic embedded in footpath of a man in white carrying a flaming torch
Terry Denton, ‘Olympic Torch Relay - Man’, 2000
Two small, round tile mosaics embedded in a footpath
Small tile mosaic embedded in footpath depicting a figure in a wheelchair holding a flaming torch
Terry Denton, ‘Olympic Torch Relay - Paralympian’, 2000
Small round tile mosaic embedded in footpath depicts a spreadeagled dog with a burning torch in its mouth
Terry Denton, ‘Olympic Torch Relay - Dog’, 2000
Two colourful tiled mosaics embedded in a footpath cast in shadow
A footpath in shadow with 3 round, tiled mosaics embedded in it

Artwork location

The mosaics are embedded in the pavement at 1419 Toorak Road, Camberwell.

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