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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Drawing, Collin Elwyn Woolcock, Styphelia adscendens (Golden Heath), 1971
Part of "Woolcock Gallery Collection". Exhibition CEMA 1989.Studies of leaves and flowers. Three studies of leaves, one cluster on a stem and two in detail. Three studies of flowers a different stages of development: two showing the pink and green petals emerging from the green calyx and and one showing six stamen surrounding the stigma and style of a pistil. At the top right of the image is a study of a seed, green with pink surrounding petals. On the far left centre is a view of a stem with green leaves and flowers.Front: Styphelia adscendus Golden Heath 6/9/71 (lower left) (pencil) CEW/71 (green pencil) (lower centre of image) 40 (pencil, erased) (lower right) Back: 2 (upper left) (pen)cema, botanical, collin woolcock -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Certificate, The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. Third Prize to Henty Cordial, 1952
Displayed in History House.Certificate awarding third prize to Henty Cordial -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Drawing - Drawing, botanical, Collin Elwyn Woolcock, Leucopogon woodsii (Nodding/Broom Beard-heath), 1971
Part of "Woolcock Gallery Collection". Exhibited CEMA 1989.Drawings of cutting and flower and foliage details of plant with brown stem, green foliage, pale green buds and white (star-shaped) flowers. Eight drawings including one pink and green seed pod, one flower detail (side view, bell-shaped), one cutting with foliage and flowers, one stem detail with leaves or buds, one flower detail (above view, star-shaped), one flower bud (side view) and one dark green and one green-brown leaf details. The work is mounted in a double matt (grey on white) in framed under glass in a gold and green-grey frame.Front: CEW/71 (signature, lower left in image) (orange pencil) Leucopogon woodsii (lower centre) (pencil) 12/5/71 (lower left, erased) 42 (lower right, erased) Back: 9 (upper left) (pen)cema, botanical, collin woolcock -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Weapon - Grain Spear, n.d
Part of collection purchased by the City of Portland in 1990s from Brendon Kurtze (Kurtze's Museum Portland). “Grains with Five Prongs. GRAIN. An iron instrument with four or more barbed points, and a line attached to it, used at sea for striking and taking fish.” -Whitney, 1911Grain spear used to harpoon dolphins. Iron, painted black gloss, no handle. 3 flat blades on one end of shaft and handle sleeve on the other.fishing -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Klaus Zimmer, On Dulce Jubilo, 1970
NoneSilver circle with embossed square in centre. Rectangular silver shape with patterning, gold rectangular framing in upper half of image. Two orange thin panels on lower half of image. Mounted in marbled cream matt and timber frame.Front: Series 24/1 (lower left) "On Dulce Jubilo" (lower centre) K. Zimmer '70 (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Drawing, Collin Elwyn Woolcock, Pultenaea humilis (Dwarf Bush-pea), 1977
Par of "Woolcock Gallery Collection". Exhibited CEMA 1989.Flower stem view on left, with flower details on right, leaf and stepal details on left. On far left are two leaf views of front and back in dark green - back view shows smalls hairs on leaf. On lower left is a side view of the leaf. The stem study depicts leaves up both sides of the central stem and side stems. Two stems have flowers near the top end. The flowers are dark yellow with an orange tinge, with red and purple centres. On right is a detail of stem and leaves, two side views of flower buds, a top view of full flower and a side view of full flower. Mounted in a double matt (off-white on pale tan) in a gold paint and wood glazed frame.Front: Pultenaea humilis (lower left) (pencil) CEW 29/1/77 (signature, lower left) (pencil) Back: 3 (upper left) (pen)cema, botanical, collin woolcock -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Sea Air Near Goose Lagoon, n.d
Art CollectionThis painting depicts a green hill below a cloudy sky, and a sandy landscape below the hills. Towards the left of the hill there are trees and shrubbery. The frame is white with gold on inside, beige mount and glass.Front: Rita M McLean (grey paint, lower right) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Drawing, Burnt Mountain, 1964
CEMA Art Collection Winner of 1965 Portland Art Society Art Prize for category Any other medium.The drawing depicts the burnt remains of a mountain top. In the foreground are two mountain edges which are black with a patch of blue and patch of orange/brown. In the background are remains of several burnt tree stumps on a purple/brown ground. The work has a thin wooden frame, white painted hessian and glass.Front: M Macqueen 64 (signature, lower right, black chalk) Back: MARY MACQUEEN "BURNT MOUNTAIN" (1964) (lower left, typed label) 1964 (upper right, yellow sticker and also pencil) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Frank Werther, Dead Wattles, 1962
CEMA Art Collection Winner of 1962 Portland Artists' Society Prize for the category Painting. Included in the 1999 "Salvage" Exhibition at CEMA Arts Centre.The painting depicts several trees on a multi-coloured ground with mountains in the background. The trees in the foreground are linear and completed in shades of browns and pinks. The work has a white, gold and blue hand-painted frame with exposed canvas.Front: Werther '62 (bottom right, brown paint) Back: PORTLAND "DEAD WATTLES" 40 GNS FRANK WERTHER COTTLES BRIDGE VIC per MAYNE NICKLESS (white chalk) Red sticker: 32 Yellow sticker: 1962cema, portland artists society -
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Painting, Nancy Malseed, Environment III, 1969
Art CollectionThe picture depicts trees with emus hiding amongst them. The trees are a cluster in the middle of a white background that gradually gets darker around the bottom and top edges. Mounted on a wooden backing which extends further then the picture, giving it a natural frame. No glass.Front: Malseed (brown paint, lower left.) Back: 1969- (Yellow circle sticker, top) 114 (small white sticker, top) Portland Art Gallery Trust (just short of top, white chalk) Nancy Malseed Environment 111 (1969) (strip of white paper, printed, top right) Malseed Environment 3 N.F.Scema, portland artists society -
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Drawing - Drawing, botanical, Collin Elwyn Woolcock, Olearia asterotricha (Rough Daisy-bush). Olearia ramulosa (Twiggy Daisy-bush), 1984
Part of "Woolcock Gallery Collection". Exhibited CEMA 1989.Drawings of cuttings and flower details of two plant species. Six drawings include single cutting of Olearia asteroticha with brown stems, bright green long leaves and blue (daisy-like) flowers with purple and yellow centre, a single cutting of O. ramulosa with green-brown stem, dark green long leaves and white (daisy-like) flowers with pink and yellow centres, one small flower detail (left), one white flower detail (centre) and two leaf details (right). The work is mounted in a double matt (off-white on pale blue), framed under glass in a gold and grey-green frame.Front: Olearia asterotricha (Rough Daisy-bush) " ramulosa (Twiggy " " ) (lower left) (pencil) CEW/84 (lower left in image, next to stem) (maroon pencil) Back: 42 (upper left) (pen) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Enid Denton, Rain Forest, 1972
UnknownAbstract scene of a rainforest. Foreground depicts a stand of trees. There are several mountains in the background, set against a blue sky with rays of sun falling on a central mountain. Predominant colours for trees are green, yellow, brown and black. Mounted on cream matt in pale green frame, with glass glazing.Front: Enid Denton (lower right) (brown paint) Back: Rain Forest $600.00 Enid Denton, Smith Avenue, Croydon 3136cema, portland artists society -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Mould Pattern (boat fitting), Pattern, n.d
Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. Base round, with protrusion from 3 sides. Top section round, smaller diameter than base. Front painted green, back white. -
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Painting, Irene Hill, Beach at Dutton Way, 1967
CEMA Art CollectionThe painting depicts the shoreline of a beach with green foliage in the background. Various shades of sand make up the foreground, with a black object in the centre edge of the foreground. To the right of the sand is the blue ocean with the white wash of a broken wave seperating the sand from the water. The background features foliage in various shades of green which meets a blue/purple sky. The work has a painted white wooden frame with material mount and exposed canvas.Front: I.G. HILL 1967 (black painted, lower right corner) Back: White chalk:- ARTIST (underlined) MISS I.G.HILL 42 BOWEN ST. CAMBERWELL(underlined) Price $63 IRENE HILL "BEACH AT DUTTON WAY" (1967) (typed label) Yellow Sticker: 1967 -cema, portland artists society -
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Textile - Cloth Badge, Portland Badge, n.d
Round cloth badge, whale tail in centre, 'PORTLAND' in blue above tail, 'VICTORIA'S BIRTHPLACE' in black, beneath. Badge edge whipped in black. Badge attached to white card, in clear cellophane packet. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Sentinel, 1968
Art CollectionThe picture depicts a black background featuring two white squares on top of one another. The white squares have rust-coloured lines and circles in them, as well as blue circles and lines. These blue lines are much thicker. The frame is wooden and has a white mount and glass.Front: 8/10 (lead pencil, lower left) Sentinel (lead pencil, centre) Stephen Spurrier 68 (lead pencil, lower right) Back: Stephen Spurrier "Sentinel" (1969) Silk Screen and Etching (printed on white strip, clear plastic cover) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Mould Pattern (boat fitting), Pattern, n.d
Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. Solid cylinder, in two halves, joined by wooden dowels. Main cylinder has smaller diameter cylinder attached to either end. Diamond shaped 'wings' around larger cylinder, one at top end, the other quarter way down. Painted green, inner flat sides unpainted. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, 1834-Portland-1984, 1983
CEMA Art Collection. Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition. Part of Angela Gee Residency, 1983 and 1984.A laminated screenprint of a portrait montage in black on coloured background. The foreground consists of over one hundred small portraits which cover the majority of the work. On the left and top right sides are black outlines of various flora. At the top of the work is black text which reads "1834 Portland 1984".Front: Angela Gee '83 (lower right) (pencil) Back: 20portland, angela gee residency -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHY, Casterton Hospital, c. 1963
SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG)Black and white photo. View of Casterton Hospital, fence with seat in front of it.Back: Black stamp - 008755casterton, casterton hospital -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Enid Denton, Flinders Ranges, 1963
CEMA Art Collection Winner of 1963 Portland Art Society Art Prize for category Watercolour. Included in the 1999 "Salvage" exhibition at CEMA Arts Centre.The painting depicts mountain ranges from an elevated position looking down across the mountains. The mountains in the foreground are predominantly shades of green, yellow and brown. The mountains in the background are various shades of blue and extend into a pale blue sky. The work has a grey painted frame with a white cardboard mount and glass.Front: E Denton (lower right, black paint) Back: ENID DENTON "FLINDERS RANGES" (1963) Watercolour (typed label) 1963 (yellow sticker) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Float, n.d
Wooden handmade fishing float, painted red at top, blue centre, white bottom section. Metal coiled ring at junction of red and blue. Fine wire wrapped around white section, ring at bottom. -
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Painting, Elma Amor Herbst, Girl, 1963
CEMA Art Collection Winner of Portland Artists' Society Prize for category Oil.The painting portrays a standing female figure. She has straight black hair and wears a blue/green dress. She is depicted as looking at the observer and holds something in her right hand which is held across her body. The background is a mixture of purple, green and blue. The work has a thick wooden frame and exposed canvas.Front: - 63 AMOR (lower right, black paint) Back: ELMA AMOR HERBST "GIRL" (1963) (lower left, typed label)cema, portland artists society -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Memorabilia - 'With Compliments' Slip, Compliments Slip, n.d
A paper 'with compliments' slip -
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Drawing - Drawing, Botanical, Collin Elwyn Woolcock, Leptorhynchos Squamatus (Scaly Buttons), Leptorhynchos Tenuifolius (Wiry Buttons), n.d
Part of 'Woolcock Gallery Collection' Exhibited CEMA 1989.Two drawings of two different plants. On left is a stem with woody central stem, densly foliaged elongated leaves with dark green top and pale underside. Three long-stemmed flowers are at top of plant, with yellow petals on grey multiple sepals. At centre of image is a flower detail of this plant. Drawing at right is a plant with fine, long leves and small, button-like yellow flowers with grey multiple sepals. To the far right are two details of these flowers. Mounted in double matt (grey on peach), framed in gold wooden frame under glass.Front: Leptorhynchos squamatus (Scaly Buttons), Leptorhynchos tenuifolius (Wiry Buttons) (lower left) (pencil). CE Woolcock (lower right, signature) (pencil). Back: 18 (upper left) (pen)cema, botanical, collin woolcock -
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Weapon - Harpoon, n.d
Part of the collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland in 1990sHarpoon, whaling implement, iron, painted gloss black, perhaps original head only, reconstructed shaft and handle sleeve, no handle. Completed replica obvious after removing paint. Gordon Stokes 22 September 1998.harpoon, whaling, maritime -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Ruth Denny, Old Cottages Richmond St. Portland, 1967
CEMA Art collectionThe painting depicts a street scene with three buildings and a fenced area. The centre focus of the work is two small buildings. The building on the left is yellow with red roof and green door. Standing in front of the house is a female figure with red shirt and white skirt. Tthe building to the right is pale yellow with green roof, red chimney and green door. The work has plain wooden frame with a mount and glass.Front: Old Cottages Richmond St.Portland Ruth Denny 1967(black, handwritten) Back: Sticker:DEAN'S MU 8291 FOR FRAMING 346 LT.COLLINS ST., MELB. NO. 20438 Yellow sticker: 3034 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Lure, c. 1970
Fishing lure. Black feathers covering barbs of hook, metal spinner.fishing -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Drawing, Collin Elwyn Woolcock, Daviesia Brevifolia (Leafless Bitter-Pea), n.d
Part of 'Woolcock Gallery Collection' Exhibited CEMA 1989.Stem and detailed views of flowering plant in coloured pencil. On left is a stem view with small pink pea flowers and no leaves. On right (t-b): flower buds; side view of stem with flowers; front view of flower; rear view of flower with sepals. Each view is numbered in pencil and with typed numbers and letters on white paper affixed to surface of paper. Mounted in double matt (white on apricot), framed under glass in gold wooden frame.Front: CEW (signature, lower left in image) (maroon pencil). Daviesia brevifolia (lower right) (pencil). Back: 20 (top left) (pen)cema, botanical, collin woolcock -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Furniture - Set of Drawers, Matchbox Drawers, n.d
Set of drawers constructed from 46 matchboxes of various brands. Labelled on ends of boxes ' A - Z', plus various other, in black ink. Some boxes not labelled. A number of the drawers contain metal letters for stamps/printing.industry, printing -
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Drawing - Drawing, Botanical, Monotoca Scoparia (Prickly Broom-Heath), 1982
Part of 'Woolcock Gallery Collection' Exhibited CEMA 1989.Drawings of stem, leaf and flower details. At left is stem with small, long dark green leaves with small white flowers. At top centre is detail of a white flower from a top view and to right is flower view from bottom view. Below this (l-r), t-b) are: side flower view, leaf top view, stem detail with leaves and buds, bottom leaf view. At bottom left is detail of two buds. Mounted in double matt (white on sage), frammed under glass in gold detailed wooden frame.Front: Monotoca scoparia (lower left) (pencil). CEW/82 (centre left in image) (brown pencil). Back: 1 (upper left) (pen)