The NSW Art Gallery

Fame
Alex as a sculpture

Mnemosyne by Rosemary Madigan 1976

The personification of memory - Greek. Poets receive their powers of authoratative speech from their possession of Mnemosyne and their special relationship with the Muses. Mnemosyne is the mother of the nine Muses. There is also a river in Greece named Mnemosyne.

In the bust alcove at the entrance lit from the atrium.