Victor Greenhalgh


Victor Greenhalgh was an Australian sculptor and teacher. He was commissioned to sculpt the King George V statue ), as well as eight of the portrait busts of Australian Prime Ministers which line the "Avenue of Prime Ministers" in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.

"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:
The five busts which appear on the Avenue are:

Other Art works

Greenhalgh was head of the department of Advertising Art at RMIT Bob Isherwood established the Victor Greenhalgh scholarship programme for underprivileged students at RMIT in his name.