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Tenth Anniversary Fremantle Arts Centre Mural Commission

Robert (Bob) Birch
1983
Overview

10 panels of acrylic paint on canvas

Historical information

This work was commissioned for the 10th Anniversary of Fremantle Arts Centre, using WA Arts Council grant and Associate Membership subscriptions in 1983. The artwork was designed specifically for installation in the Fremantle Arts Centre Function Room.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-7-12.11
Item type
Acrylic Paintings
Landscape Paintings
Murals
Paintings
Themes
Art and Design
Environment
Nature
Material
Acrylic Paints
Canvas
Width
1003.5000 cm
Height or length
21 cm
Contextual information

Robert Birch was born in Western Australia in 1939 and studied in the United Kingdom. He travelled in the Middle East before returning to Perth in 1967. Birch taught art before becoming a full-time painter and exhibiting his work in Perth, Hobart, London and Singapore.

Keywords
Landscape
Place made
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1983
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
Completeness
100
City of Fremantle Art Collection

City of Fremantle Art Collection

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