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DRAWING DAY AT THE BEACH

Overview

Pastel drawing of a beach scene. Two small children are sittng on the sand building castles, to their left, a girl in a yellow bikini and hat is looking out to the boats, where a young boy in red shorts is playing with a blue boogie board.
The righthand side of the picture is dominated by a large red and blue panelled umbrella shading a lady in a red bikini, wearing an orange cap and sitting on a green towel. She has long dark hair and also wears sunglasses. Five seagulls are flying in a clear blue sky.
The drawing has a white backboard with a fawn and brown frame.
The artist has signed the picture on the lower lefthand side in the sand.

Historical information

It is believed that the painting was a gift to the library from a member of the local community who attended an art class at the library. It was original located in the Kelmscott Library near the Kelmscott Railway Station and was then brought over to the next library which was on the other side of Albany Highway. When the Kelmscott Library moved in 2016 to its new premises in a nearby shopping centre the painting was transferred to the museum.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2016.36
Themes
Leisure
Material
Wood
Width
575 mm
Height or length
742 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Signed: [M.Hirst]

Keywords
HIRST M.
Kelmscott
KELMSCOTT Library
Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items that tells the story of the creativity and ingenuity of members of the local community in relation to art, design and engineering/construction. The collection relates to expressions of creativity that impacted an individual or small group of people to objects that have been enjoyed around the world.

City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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