Sir David Martin Foundation - Helping young people in crisis

A Unique Gift lovingly crafted by Sydney renowned artist Robyn Ross will benefit the Charity helping Youth in Crisis, the Sir David Martin Foundation.

These gifts will be known as The Governor’s Seat. Each seat has been uniquely and carefully created for occasions of celebration or to recognize retiring or outstanding achievers in the business or corporate or community spheres. The Governor’s Seats are a unique way of saying thank you and Robyn will help you to create your individual artistic and unique gift (www.robynross.com.au).

Each “seat” is an original artwork created onto the form of a chair. The first series is of three iconic people from history. They have been artistically painted onto the linen upholstery of a beautiful French style, balloon backed chairs and donated to help the fundraising of the Foundation.

A further series will follow; all will be original Governors Seats artworks by Robyn Ross and can be commissioned to your specific and particular details or theme. A percentage of the price will be donated to the Sir David Martin Foundation.

Chair 1 Arthur Phillip – born 1738. Captain Arthur Phillip was the first Governor of NSW and arrived in Botany Bay with the First Fleet in 1788. This is the very first Governor's Seat and has been designed specifically for Government House NSW. It will be presented at the dinner on the 18 June 2010 to Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC, CVO, Governor of New South Wales by Lady Suzanne Martin wife of the late Sir David, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Sir David Martin Foundation.

Chair 2 Napoleon – born 1769.  A detail of the richness and power portrayed  in famous Ingres  painting c. 1806  “ Napoleon on his Imperial Throne”  has been suggested on this seat and has the addition of 24ct Gold trim. 

Chair 3 Cleopatra - born 69 BC. The well known Egyptian Queen is represented in classic Egyptian style, perhaps in the “Garb of Venus”. The seats’ first line of Hieroglyphics spells out a message (can you translate the message?).

Chair 4 Frida Kahlo - born 1907. Her confessional paintings and political enthusiasms place her as one of the most important 20th century woman artists of the Americas. Represented on this seat from one of her self portraits is from her work “Still Life with Parrot” 1952.

Chairs 2, 3 and 4 will be available by auction at the 20th Anniversary Celebration fundraising dinner of the Sir David Martin Foundation, to be held at Scots College on June 18th 2010.

You are invited to attend and details of the event can be found here.

If you are interesting in bidding for one of these original artworks please phone us 02 9219 2002.