Coloured Postcard of Tom Roberts painting 'The Artists' Camp'.roberts, tom, artists camp

Pamphlet written by Box Hill Historical Society Inc. 1987Pamphlet written by Box Hill Historical Society Incroberts, tom, mccubbin, frederick, abrahams, louis, streeton, arthur, sutherland, jane, box hill historical society, box hill artists camp

Image of a Tom Roberts painting on front of soft covered book titled The Artists' Camp at Box Hill - Eleanor Finlay, Marjorie MorganFOREWORD by William Dargie Kt., C.B.E., FRSA (London) FRAS (NSW) As one born between two worlds I find it difficult to identify wholly with either Australian art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries or the infinitely varied styles of today. At the beginning of the 1930s, when I first began to take any sort of interest in art, I had the natural feeling of youth that anything that had happened thirty to forty years ago was already far down the dark and backward abysm of time. As for today, all that one of my generation can do is to enjoy what is enjoyable and avert one's eyes and close one's ears against the rest. This is the time of life one realizes that distaste, as well as taste can be cultivated. Well, youth repeats itself in each generation and among the young there will always be .some determined and dedicated to the making of new images of the physical world. All artists throughout history have shared this common experience. All have remembered the suddenly-formed friendships, the sketching expeditions and camps, the first exhibitions, the formation of groups, the 'manifestos' - these last to return in later life all too often as embarrassments - but above all, the enthusiasm. 'Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive but to be young was very heaven'. Thus we can be time-travellers back one hundred and six years to that first plein-air camp set up by Roberts, McCubbin and Abrahams on part of David Houston's property at Box Hill. This was indeed the prelude to all that followed: Mentone and the meeting with the young Streeton painting on the rocks, and Heidelberg later.

History, biographies and illustrations of the artists of the Heidelberg School, Box Hill.heidelberg school, artists' camps, biographies, mccubbin> frederick, abrahams> louis, streeton> arthur (sir), condor> charles, humphrey> tom, sutherland> jane, davies> david, paterson> john ford, handasyde> stewart, hansen> theo brooke, withers> walter, alston> aby, brun> vincenzo

Brochure written by Box Hill Historical Society and published by Box Hill City Council in 1987 on the 'Artists Park', Gardiners Creek, Box Hill.Brochure written by Box Hill Historical Society and published by Box Hill City Council in 1987box hill artist's camp, heidelberg school, city of box hill, box hill historical society, gardiners creek, roberts tom, mccubbin frederick, abrahams louis, streeton arthur, condor charles

Australian school of painting established in 1880's by group of painters who camped in Box Hill on Gardiner's Creek. They later moved to Heidelberg. Plein air painting instigated by Tom Roberts.Australian school of painting established in 1880's by group of painters who camped in Box Hill on Gardiner's Creek. painting, roberts, tom, mccubbin, frederick, abrahams, louis, streeton, arthur, sutherland, jane, heidelberg school, conder, charles, humphrey, mather, john, handasyde, stewart, hansen, theo brooke, gardiners creek, dewar, s. g.

Fred Ruddy was a garrison guard at Graytown POW camp and had a great flair as a writer and artist. His sketches are a significant part of depicting the history of the camps.Black and white photograph black border with Fred Ruddy standing at ease in front of a wood paling fence. pow's, fred ruddy, camp artists, camp writers, graytown camp

The sketch was drawn byartist Hans von Gruenewaldt. The pilot is Peter Mueller, a Luftwaffe navigator/bomber in North Africa in WW2. Both men were POW's in Camp 13 during WW2. Colour photograph copy of a sketch (on foam backing) of a grey haired man wearing a brown wool lined flight jacket with wool collar. He is holding a pipe in his mouth. 3 stripes (sergeant) on his sleeve.hans von gruenewaldt, camp 13 artists, camp 13 internees, peter mueller

The sketch was drawn by artist Hans von Gruenewaldt. The sketch depicts Peter Mueller acting in the role of Custodian Krach in Hosterhaus, a play put on in camp 13. Both men were POW's in Camp 13 during WW2. Colour photograph copy of a sketch (on foam backing) of a red haired man wearing a white jacket which has double lines running down and a single line across. He has a red scarf tied around his neck and a red vest with 6 buttons. He has his thumbs in his armholes and fist closed. Trousers are white with black stripes running vertically. Standing behind a corner shaped wooden divider with 6 uprights. A black top hat on his head.hans von gruenewaldt, camp 13 artists, camp 13 internees, peter mueller