ZE7 Lippitts Hill: Concrete sculpture of a man

Concrete Sculpture of a Man by prisoner of war Rudi Weber in 1946.

Materials: the figure, sitting on a rectangular plinth is carved in mass concrete with exposed aggregate.

Exterior: the over life-sized male nude, draped in cloth and holding an unidentified object (possibly a diablo) in his left hand, is seated on a plinth. The carving is relatively finely detailed given the coarse nature of the medium. An inscription on the southern face of the plinth reads: THIS FIGURE WAS CUT OUT OF SOLID CONCRETE BY RUDI WEBER 540177 WHILST A PRISONER OF WAR AT THIS CAMP OCTOBER 1946. The inscription is worn and difficult to read but a metal plaque has been attached to the front of the sculpture with the inscription transcribed.