Victor Greenhalgh (1900–1983) was an Australian sculptor and teacher. He was commissioned to sculpt the King George V statue in

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) () is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballarat had a population of 111,973, making it the third-largest urban inland city in Australia and the third-largest city in Victoria. Within mo ...

, Victoria, as well as eight of the portrait busts of Australian Prime Ministers which line the "Avenue of Prime Ministers" (aka Prime Ministers Avenue) in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.Victor Greenhalgh 1900 – 1983
(Australian) National Portrait Gallery

"Avenue of Prime Ministers" in the Botanical Gardens in Ballarat

Although eight busts were commissioned, not all appear on the avenue. For example, Greenhalgh was critical of the final casting of his bust of Malcolm Fraser, and after his death it was replaced by a new bust created by Peter Nicholson. The eight busts include: *Sir

Robert Menzies The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

KT AK CH LLM QC (1894 – 1978) *Rt. Hon.

Harold Holt Harold Edward Holt (5 August 190817 December 1967) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until Disappearance of Harold Holt, his disappearance and presumed death in 1967. He held o ...

(1908 – 1967) *

John McEwen Sir John McEwen (29 March 1900 – 20 November 1980) was an Australian politician and farmer who served as the 18th prime minister of Australia from 1967 to 1968, in a caretaker capacity following the disappearance of prime minister Harold Ho ...

(1900 – 1980) *Sir

John Gorton Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Australia, prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. He held office as the leader of the leade ...

GCMG AC CH (1911 – 2002) *Sir William McMahon CH GCMG PC (1908 – 1988) *

Gough Whitlam Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from December 1972 to November 1975. To date the longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he was notable for being ...

(1916 – 2014) *

Malcolm Fraser John Malcolm Fraser (; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and is the fourth List of ...

(1930 – 2015) The five busts which appear on the Avenue are: File:Harold Holt bust.jpg , 17

File:John McEwen bust.jpg , 18

File:John Gorton bust.jpg , 19

File:William McMahon bust.jpg , 20 William McMahon File:Gough Whitlam bust.jpg , 21

Other Art works

*Bust of Dick Richards *Marquette of Gough Whitlam *Martin-Weedon commemorative plaque *Mother and child

Educational achievements

Greenhalgh was head of the department of Advertising Art at

RMIT The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (abbreviated as RMIT University) is a public research university located in the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia., section 4(b) Established in 1887 by Francis Ormond, it is the seventh-o ...

. Bob Isherwood established the Victor Greenhalgh scholarship programme for underprivileged students at

in his name.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greenhalgh, Victor 1900 births 1983 deaths 20th-century Australian sculptors