H C Coombs (c.1960's): a collection of six bronzed sculptures, depicting abstract human, dog and bird forms, two on marble plinth bases, three on wooden plinth bases, one is freestanding, tallest 47cm, (6).

Possibly the work of Herbert Cole "Nugget" Coombs (Australian, 1906 - 1997), an Australian economist and public servant, the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1960 to 1968, noted for his contributions to the arts, environment, and Indigenous justice movement.

As first Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, he was responsible for approving the acquisition of Norma Redpath’s 'Immortal Warrior' (1963-64) for the Reserve Bank in Adelaide, and commissioning 'Sculpture Column' (1968-72) for the foyer of the Reserve Bank in Brisbane. In 1972, when Redpath was appointed the H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellow at ANU, Coombs was ANU Chancellor and inaugural chair of the Australian Council for the Arts.

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