Talk:Maurice K. Smith

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Additional links about Maurice K. Smith in NZ[edit]

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A short article about his work in NZ http://www.lostproperty.org.nz/architects/maurice-k-smith/
He designed a wall-sized polychromatic mosaic which used to be in the Odeon theatre on Queen Street, Auckland^[1] in 1957 but he never saw it completed before he moved to the United States.^[2]. Numbers related to mural: more than 47,300 tiles, approximately 7.4 metres wide, 4m high and weighs about 20 tonnes. An effort was made to save the mosaic before the Odeon was demolished.
Articles about the preservation effort:

* Major effort underway to save Akld mosaic. Radio New Zealand's Checkpoint on 6 May 2016 http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/201799796/major-effort-underway-to-save-akld-mosaic
* Mosaic to be saved in the old Odeon theatre on Auckland's Queen St. Stuff. May 16 2016. http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/79971938/mosaic-to-be-saved-in-the-old-odeon-theatre-on-aucklands-queen-st
* Watch: Heroic effort to save 50s mosaic underway by Auckland City Council.  18 May 2016. http://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/articles/news/2016/05/watch-heroic-effort-to-save-50s-mosaic-underway/

Linnah (talk) 12:00, 20 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

[1] ttps://caterinariva.com/2015/12/15/a-hollow-action-a-room-held-together-with-letters/

[2] ttp://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/79971938/mosaic-to-be-saved-in-the-old-odeon-theatre-on-aucklands-queen-st

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