{"id":806827,"date":"2026-07-17T20:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/806827\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T20:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:49:20","slug":"restored-jerry-fog-sculpture-could-find-new-home-beneath-bridgewater-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/806827\/","title":{"rendered":"Restored \u2018Jerry\u2019 fog sculpture could find new home beneath Bridgewater Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sculpture inspired by Bridgewater\u2019s famous fog is nearing the end of a major restoration and could soon find a new home beneath the new Bridgewater Bridge.<\/p>\n

Created by artist Tony Woodward, \u2018Jerry\u2019 depicts the Bridgewater Jerry fog as a human figure embracing the township.<\/p>\n

The Rockefeller family commissioned the sculpture for Green Point Plaza and it was installed outside the old Bridgewater Library in 2007.<\/p>\n

But years of weather damage and repeated vandalism took their toll, with its mosaic tiles gradually deteriorating.<\/p>\n

\"\"Brighton Council moved Jerry to its works depot in November 2021. Image \/ Scott Percey<\/p>\n

Brighton Council moved Jerry to its works depot for safekeeping in November 2021, with plans to restore it and find a more prominent home.<\/p>\n

The late artist\u2019s sister, Margaret Woodward, has carried out the restoration, which is now almost finished.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist Tony Woodward created the sculpture inspired by Bridgewater\u2019s famous fog. Image \/ Flickr<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy to report Jerry is pretty much done,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are only his legs and feet left to finish, with just one or two more visits needed to complete the grouting and polishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Artisan Curtis Hore has repaired the bronze sections through Dobsons, while lettering on a marble plinth is also being completed.<\/p>\n

Building Tasmania, formerly the Department of State Growth, now wants to install Jerry in a landscaped sculpture area on the riverbank beneath the new bridge.<\/p>\n

\"\"Brighton Council moved Jerry to its works depot in November 2021. Image \/ Scott Percey<\/p>\n

It would sit beside a large sculpture already commissioned for the site.<\/p>\n

The department became involved in 2023 after seeing a council social media post about Jerry\u2019s removal and identifying a link with heritage interpretation work for the bridge project.<\/p>\n

Council documents show the department would cover the installation and landscaping costs, leaving the council responsible only for transporting Jerry to the site.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to get both done by the end of the year,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Jerry depicts the Bridgewater Jerry fog as a human figure embracing the township. Image \/ State Growth<\/p>\n

Council staff have recommended approving the location, although they warned limited passive surveillance could leave the sculpture vulnerable to further vandalism.<\/p>\n

Brighton Council will vote on the proposal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A sculpture inspired by Bridgewater\u2019s famous fog is nearing the end of a major restoration and could soon…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":806828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,460,134],"class_list":["post-806827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}