Woman of Words
ArtistVirginia King
Year2013 (2013)
Typesteel
Dimensions3.3 m (11 ft)
LocationWellington, New Zealand

Woman of Words is a statue of Katherine Mansfield located in Midland Park on Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, and honours the life of New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield.[1]

The statue project was a joint commission between the Wellington Sculpture Trust, the Katherine Mansfield Society and the Wellington City Council. Part of the funding was provided by the Nikau Foundation, on behalf of the Richard and Doreen Evans Charitable Trust; other funding was provided by Apex Properties, Todd Corporation, Wellington Community Trust, Mark McGuiness and Jon Craig.[2] It was unveiled in May 2013 by Wellington's Mayor, Celia Wade-Brown.[3]

The statue is the work of New Zealand sculptor Virginia King.[4][5] statue is made of stainless steel and embellished with words and from Mansfield's writing.[6] At night the statue is lit up from inside.[1]

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  1. 1 2 "New Katherine Mansfield statue unveiled in Wellington". Nikau Foundation. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Wellington Sculpture Trust | The Sculptures". www.sculpture.org.nz. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mansfield statue at the park". Stuff. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "KM Sculpture". www.katherinemansfieldsociety.org. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Abbott, Don (Summer 2019–2020). "Wood, Steel, Lane & Water: the sculpture of Virginia King". Art New Zealand. 172: 50–58.
  6. ↑ "Woman of words" (PDF). www.worldstainless.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.


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