Statue of Jean-Baptiste Léon Olry, Nouméa

has description | a une description: Olry is depicted standing in military garb, right arm raised and sword at side. The base features ornamental Greek Revival palms and a bas-relief depicting the surrender of the Kanaks after the 1878 uprising.
was commissioned by | a été commandé par: City Council of Nouméa
funded by | financé par: Private funding (donation/grant); Olry family
has current owner | est actuellement possédée par: Public (City/Town)
has current location | a pour localisation actuelle: Nouméa; Nouvelle-Calédonie
has dimension (height (cm)) | a pour dimension (hauteur (cm)): 260
was discussed by | a été contesté par: 1974, Attack and removal of the bronze plaque forming the bas-relief of the Olry statue; 1981, Pro-independence tag on the pedestal of the Olry statue; 2010, Request for removal of Olry statue from public space; 2016, Request to remove the Olry statue; 2017, Diffusion in the press a photograph base monument Olry without effigy.; 2021, Removal of the Governor Olry statue; 2022, Inauguration of the Handshake Monument, replacing the Olry statue

depicts | figure: Olry, Jean-Baptiste Léon
shows visual item | présente l'item visuel: man; colonial administrator; sword; military uniform
consists of | consiste en: bronze
was produced by | a été produit par: Puech, Denys
has production plan | a un plan de production: Project for a monument in honor of Olry presented by Denys Puech at the Salon de la Sculpture in 1894.

is referred to by | est référencé par: A nos Grands Hommes; Jacqueline Lalouette, Un peuple de statues. La célébration sculptée des grands hommes (France 1801-2018), Paris, Mare & Martin, 2018, pp. 24, 470, 471
Jacqueline Lalouette, Les statues de la discorde, Paris, Passés composés / Humensis, 2021, pp. 98-99, 106.
La Politique coloniale, 10 décembre 1896, p. 1.

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