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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

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1979

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White glossy cover with painting by Thomas Turner of ' Albion House, Augusta 1836', with black lettering for title. A topographical and artistic record of the life and landscape of Western Australia 1798-1914. Frontis: Part of King George III Sound on the South Coast of New Holland December 1801 by William Westall. Exhibition Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 29 August -7 October and other venues around the State of Western Australia in 1979. Funded by the 150th Anniversary Committee as a special project of the sesqui-centenary celebrations. 128 page catalogue, with an introduction and index of Artists, bibliography, and index of lenders. Copy dedicated to Albany Historical Society and signed by the donor.

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cwa-org-51-B2012.25

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CHAPMAN, Barbara

Keywords

Colonial Art Exhibition Catalogue

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Many paintings & drawings of early Western Australia.

Albany Historical Society Inc

Albany Historical Society Inc

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