Oscar Wilde Statue
Irish poet and playwright (1854-1900).
This statue of Oscar Wilde is mounted on a large quartz boulder from the Wicklow Mountains. The statue itself is made utilizing different colored stones: green nephrite jade from British Columbia, Canada; pink thulite from Norway; Blue Pearl granite from Norway; and black charnockite from India. The statue also wears a Trinity College tie made from glazed porcelain. The face, made of white jadeite, pictures Wilde with part smile and part frown representing the good and bad aspects of his life.
Oscar Wilde Statue
Irish poet and playwright (1854-1900).
This statue of Oscar Wilde is mounted on a large quartz boulder from the Wicklow Mountains. The statue itself is made utilizing different colored stones: green nephrite jade from British Columbia, Canada; pink thulite from Norway; Blue Pearl granite from Norway; and black charnockite from India. The statue also wears a Trinity College tie made from glazed porcelain. The face, made of white jadeite, pictures Wilde with part smile and part frown representing the good and bad aspects of his life.