This statue of the first Governor of New South Wales, Captain
Arthur Phillip, was sculpted by Rayner Hoff in 1934. It was a feature
of the old Hotel Manly, formerly on this site. When the building was
demolished in 1992, this statue was restored to occupy a similar
position overlooking Manly Cove.
Rayner Hoff was born in England in 1894 and moved to Sydney to
accept the role as teacher at East Sydney Technical College. He was
head of the art school from 1931-1937. He created sculptures for
the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney and the South Australian
War Memorial in Adelaide. He also completed busts of Norman
Lindsay and Dame Mary Gilmore which are in the Art Gallery
of New South Wales collection. He is also represented in many
regional gallery collections in Australia.

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