Arthur William Glass known as Peter was born August 28, 1917. During the 1930s, Peter Glass and a young Graeme Bell were studying painting under Max Meldrum. Graeme Bell at that time was undecided whether to devote his life to music or painting. In 1938, inspired by what they had seen at 'Montsalvat', Peter Glass along with Graeme and Roger Bell (whose names were to become internationally known as the leaders of Australia's most famous jazz band) agreed to purchase land at Eltham to build themselves a mud brick house. For some time, Eltham had been their chosen place for painting and sketching, but it was not until they visited the 'Jorgensen Colony', as it was then known, and saw the possibilities of building in earth, that they decided to establish a permanent base in Eltham. In July, the three of them bought a few acres of land at the top of John Street and started making mud bricks for a proposed sixty square sized house. Following the Second World War, Peter Glass returned in 1946 to live permanently in Eltham. He resumed work on building of the adobe house which he had commenced before the war. During some years spent in England and France he married a French girl and on returning to Eltham he built another adobe house in which he lived with his wife, Cecile Madeleine, and two children, Julian and Marie-Luce on land adjoining the original house. Peter Glass died in December 1997 aged 80, his wife Cecile in 2006, aged 79. They are memorialised in Eltham Cemetery. Much of the inspiration for his landscape painting comes from the Eltham bush and the Yarra flowing through it.oil on chipboard 33 x 40.5 x 1.0 cm Signed 'Peter Glass in red paint lower right of centre Evidence of some paint rub-off at edges from previous frame mounting (frame removed).Reverse side painted in pale yellow cream and inscribed: 'Summer Landscape - 1968 Kangaroo Ground' in black paint1968, arthur william glass, artwork, kangaroo ground, paintings, peter glass

Peter Glass (Arthur William) Artist A.I.L.A. 28.8.1917 - 28.12.1997 And his loving wife Cecile Madeleine 23.2.1927 - 6.2.2006 Rest In Peaceeltham cemetery, gravestones, memorials, cecile madeleine glass, peter glass

In 1938, Arthur William Glass (known as Peter Glass) was studying painting under Max Meldrum. Much of their inspiration came from the Eltham bush and the nearby Yarra River. With his friends jazz musicians Graeme and Roger Bell, Peter bought land at the top of John Street: enchanted by Montsalvat, he had the objective of building a mud-brick house. War intervened, but then in 1948 he began working for Alistair Knox as a carpenter and mud-brick builder. By then, Peter had married, necessitating a larger house, which he built with help from Alistair Knox. As a trained architectural draftsman, Peter later progressed to working for Alistair in that role, eventually running the drafting office during the 1960s. He was deeply involved in the foundation of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, and went on to design many gardens, some in partnership with Alistair Knox and Gordon Ford. He died in 1997 and is buried in Eltham Cemetery with his wife Cecile. Peter Glass (Arthur William) Artist A.I.L.A. 28.8.1917 - 28.12.1997 and his loving wife Cecile Madeleine 23.2.1927 - 6.2.2006 Rest In PeaceBorn Digitaleltham cemetery, gravestones, heritage excursion, cecile madeleine glass, peter glass

Reproduced page 48 of Pioneers & Painters, edited by Alan Marshall (1971) Source: Sydney Cooke Chemical Pty LtdThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch colour reversal film (1) Condition: May not be true to colour of original work. Scanned from a 4 x 5 inch colour transparency which was taken c.1970 (approx. 50 years old) and which has undergone significant colour degradation towards the red spectrum. Allowances made for colour cast correction in scan with best guess for white balance. Significant light flare is reflected off glossy surface of original work at camera lens at lower left and right sides causing quality issues. artist, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, peter glass

This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch colour reversal film (1) Condition: May not be true to colour of original work. Scanned from a 4 x 5 inch colour transparency which was taken c.1970 (approx. 50 years old) and which has undergone significant colour degradation towards the red spectrum. Allowances made for colour cast correction in scan with best guess for white balance. In some cases, significant light flare is reflected off glossy surface of original work at camera lens causing quality issues. artist, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, peter glass

Christmas Greeting card produced by the Shillinglaw Cottage Preservation Society as a fundraising effort towards relocating and preserving the Shillinglaw Cottage. The card was sold for a shilling.On the inside in blue pen: "To Sadie, Wal Margaret & Elizabeth with lots & lots of love & best wishes from Mother"marg ball collection, greeting card, peter glass, shillinglaw cottage, shillinglaw cottage preservation committee

16 colour prints 10 x 15 cm gayle blackwood collection, houses, eltham, john street, peter glass

Image 15A Peter and Cecile Glass House 1958 Designed and built by Peter Glass and Alistair Knox Exterior view The Alistair Knox Collection The Alistair Knox Collection is a series of mounted enlarged photos of mud brick houses and related subjects. The collection is understood to have been put together by Alistair Knox although it is the work of several unacknowledged photographers. For some years it was held by the Building Department of the former Eltham Shire Council and was then passed to our Society for safekeeping. Some of the photos have been used in Knox's books and from time to time some of them have been part of various historical displays. As far as we know there has not been a public display of the whole collection which numbers about forty photographs. The collection has been copied on to slides for the purpose of this meeting and to be retained as part of the Society's pictorial collection. Alistair Knox 1912 - 1986 is acknowledged as the founder of Eltham's mud brick building movement. Many of the buildings shown in the collection are of his design and he was also involved with the construction of several of them. Others are the work of his contemporaries and associates such as Peter Glass, Gordon Ford, and John Harcourt. (EDHS Newsletter No. 145 July 2002)Handwritten notes in pencil re details of building, year of construction, owner, designer, builder, etcalistair knox design, cecile madeleine glass, houses, mud brick construction, peter and cecile glass house, peter glass, alistair knox collection

Image 15B Peter and Cecile Glass House 1958 Designed and built by Peter Glass and Alistair Knox Interior view The Alistair Knox Collection The Alistair Knox Collection is a series of mounted enlarged photos of mud brick houses and related subjects. The collection is understood to have been put together by Alistair Knox although it is the work of several unacknowledged photographers. For some years it was held by the Building Department of the former Eltham Shire Council and was then passed to our Society for safekeeping. Some of the photos have been used in Knox's books and from time to time some of them have been part of various historical displays. As far as we know there has not been a public display of the whole collection which numbers about forty photographs. The collection has been copied on to slides for the purpose of this meeting and to be retained as part of the Society's pictorial collection. Alistair Knox 1912 - 1986 is acknowledged as the founder of Eltham's mud brick building movement. Many of the buildings shown in the collection are of his design and he was also involved with the construction of several of them. Others are the work of his contemporaries and associates such as Peter Glass, Gordon Ford, and John Harcourt. (EDHS Newsletter No. 145 July 2002)Handwritten notes in pencil re details of building, year of construction, owner, designer, builder, etcalistair knox design, cecile madeleine glass, houses, mud brick construction, peter and cecile glass house, peter glass, alistair knox collection

Renowned local Peter Glass as a garden designer, mud brick builder and an accomplished artist who studied at Swinburne Technical College under Max Meldrum, mastering the technique of tonal realism. Glass also studied art in London and Paris from 1951 to 1955 as evident in his works Cecile in Paris (1953) and Le Pont Marie Winter Morning (1953). Glass' interest in nature, sustainable building practices as well as the built environment saw him favour painting Victorian cityscapes and landscapes as evident in his paintings The Yellow Peril (c. 1940s), Butterfly Country, Eltham (c.1940s), Yarra Braes Road, Eltham (c.1970s) and Abbotsford 1985.

Initially collated by Harry Gilham as part of a file on Eltham Cemeteryeltham cemetery, cecile madeleine glass, peter glass

"Notes for houseviewing on Sunday, 25th July 1965". References to Hal Peck, Gordon Ford, Peter Glass, Alistair Knox and Alan Hempel Folder 86 of the Harry Gilham Collection1 page (extended), typed both sides. Original copyharry gilham collection, mud brick, adobe, hal peck, gordon ford, peter glass, alistair knox, alan hempel, earth building, pise

A4 tri-fold program listing 15 artist's studios, map and addresses, opened to the public for the 1989 Eltham Festival. Participating artists: Peter Accadia, David Armfield, Lindsay Belbin, Peter Laycock, Christine Wright, Janet Boody, Peter Glass, Ming Mackay, Petra Reece, Jenni Mitchell, David Moore, Norma Niel, Chris Perks, Felix Bosari, Pat Reynolds, Lesley Sinclair, Matcham Skipper, Rein Slagmolen, Syd Tunn, Wendy HendersonA4 tri-fold program1989, artist studio, chris perks, christine wright, david armfield, david moore, eltham festival, felix bosari, janet boody, jenni mitchell, lesley sinclair, lindsay belbin, matcham skipper, ming mackay, norma niel, open studio, pat reynolds, peter accadia, peter glass, peter laycock, petra reece, rein slagmolen, syd tunn, wendy henderson

Image 7 Buesst House 1948-49 Built by Horrie Judd, Wynn Roberts, Peter Glass and others. Designed by Alistair Knox The Alistair Knox Collection The Alistair Knox Collection is a series of mounted enlarged photos of mud brick houses and related subjects. The collection is understood to have been put together by Alistair Knox although it is the work of several unacknowledged photographers. For some years it was held by the Building Department of the former Eltham Shire Council and was then passed to our Society for safekeeping. Some of the photos have been used in Knox's books and from time to time some of them have been part of various historical displays. As far as we know there has not been a public display of the whole collection which numbers about forty photographs. The collection has been copied on to slides for the purpose of this meeting and to be retained as part of the Society's pictorial collection. Alistair Knox 1912 - 1986 is acknowledged as the founder of Eltham's mud brick building movement. Many of the buildings shown in the collection are of his design and he was also involved with the construction of several of them. Others are the work of his contemporaries and associates such as Peter Glass, Gordon Ford, and John Harcourt. (EDHS Newsletter No. 145 July 2002)Handwritten notes in pencil re details of building, year of construction, owner, designer, builder, etcalistair knox design, busst house, horrie judd, houses, mud brick construction, peter glass, wynn roberts, alistair knox collection

Image 7 Buesst House 1948-49 Built by Horrie Judd, Wynn Roberts, Peter Glass and others. Designed by Alistair Knox The Alistair Knox Collection The Alistair Knox Collection is a series of mounted enlarged photos of mud brick houses and related subjects. The collection is understood to have been put together by Alistair Knox although it is the work of several unacknowledged photographers. For some years it was held by the Building Department of the former Eltham Shire Council and was then passed to our Society for safekeeping. Some of the photos have been used in Knox's books and from time to time some of them have been part of various historical displays. As far as we know there has not been a public display of the whole collection which numbers about forty photographs. The collection has been copied on to slides for the purpose of this meeting and to be retained as part of the Society's pictorial collection. Alistair Knox 1912 - 1986 is acknowledged as the founder of Eltham's mud brick building movement. Many of the buildings shown in the collection are of his design and he was also involved with the construction of several of them. Others are the work of his contemporaries and associates such as Peter Glass, Gordon Ford, and John Harcourt. (EDHS Newsletter No. 145 July 2002)Handwritten notes in pencil re details of building, year of construction, owner, designer, builder, etcalistair knox design, busst house, horrie judd, houses, mud brick construction, peter glass, wynn roberts, alistair knox collection

Image 7 Buesst House 1948-49 Built by Horrie Judd, Wynn Roberts, Peter Glass and others. Designed by Alistair Knox The Alistair Knox Collection The Alistair Knox Collection is a series of mounted enlarged photos of mud brick houses and related subjects. The collection is understood to have been put together by Alistair Knox although it is the work of several unacknowledged photographers. For some years it was held by the Building Department of the former Eltham Shire Council and was then passed to our Society for safekeeping. Some of the photos have been used in Knox's books and from time to time some of them have been part of various historical displays. As far as we know there has not been a public display of the whole collection which numbers about forty photographs. The collection has been copied on to slides for the purpose of this meeting and to be retained as part of the Society's pictorial collection. Alistair Knox 1912 - 1986 is acknowledged as the founder of Eltham's mud brick building movement. Many of the buildings shown in the collection are of his design and he was also involved with the construction of several of them. Others are the work of his contemporaries and associates such as Peter Glass, Gordon Ford, and John Harcourt. (EDHS Newsletter No. 145 July 2002)Handwritten notes in pencil re details of building, year of construction, owner, designer, builder, etcalistair knox design, busst house, horrie judd, houses, mud brick construction, peter glass, wynn roberts, alistair knox collection

Image 7 Buesst House 1948-49 Built by Horrie Judd, Wynn Roberts, Peter Glass and others. Designed by Alistair Knox The Alistair Knox Collection The Alistair Knox Collection is a series of mounted enlarged photos of mud brick houses and related subjects. The collection is understood to have been put together by Alistair Knox although it is the work of several unacknowledged photographers. For some years it was held by the Building Department of the former Eltham Shire Council and was then passed to our Society for safekeeping. Some of the photos have been used in Knox's books and from time to time some of them have been part of various historical displays. As far as we know there has not been a public display of the whole collection which numbers about forty photographs. The collection has been copied on to slides for the purpose of this meeting and to be retained as part of the Society's pictorial collection. Alistair Knox 1912 - 1986 is acknowledged as the founder of Eltham's mud brick building movement. Many of the buildings shown in the collection are of his design and he was also involved with the construction of several of them. Others are the work of his contemporaries and associates such as Peter Glass, Gordon Ford, and John Harcourt. (EDHS Newsletter No. 145 July 2002)Handwritten notes in pencil re details of building, year of construction, owner, designer, builder, etcalistair knox design, busst house, horrie judd, houses, mud brick construction, peter glass, wynn roberts, alistair knox collection

Image 7 Buesst House 1948-49 Built by Horrie Judd, Wynn Roberts, Peter Glass and others. Designed by Alistair Knox The Alistair Knox Collection The Alistair Knox Collection is a series of mounted enlarged photos of mud brick houses and related subjects. The collection is understood to have been put together by Alistair Knox although it is the work of several unacknowledged photographers. For some years it was held by the Building Department of the former Eltham Shire Council and was then passed to our Society for safekeeping. Some of the photos have been used in Knox's books and from time to time some of them have been part of various historical displays. As far as we know there has not been a public display of the whole collection which numbers about forty photographs. The collection has been copied on to slides for the purpose of this meeting and to be retained as part of the Society's pictorial collection. Alistair Knox 1912 - 1986 is acknowledged as the founder of Eltham's mud brick building movement. Many of the buildings shown in the collection are of his design and he was also involved with the construction of several of them. Others are the work of his contemporaries and associates such as Peter Glass, Gordon Ford, and John Harcourt. (EDHS Newsletter No. 145 July 2002)Handwritten notes in pencil re details of building, year of construction, owner, designer, builder, etcalistair knox design, busst house, horrie judd, houses, mud brick construction, peter glass, wynn roberts, alistair knox collection

Vol. 3, No. 5, Nov-Dec 1998 CONTENTS RECIPES AND RULES Peter Wegner talks about life and painting 3 A MUSICAL JOURNEY Helen Lucas travels bush tracks to interview two talented musicians 6 THEATRE WITH CAROLYN PICKETT 7 EXHIBITION Peter Glass at Eltham Library 9 PROJECT Banyule arts take part in schools program 10 SHORT STORY Flying the Ditch by Kristina Ekman 12 RESTAURANTS Sigmund Jorgensen dines at Mercer's 14 ELTHAM FESTIVAL Local artists open their studios 16 CD REVIEWS 19, 25 BOOK REVIEWS 20 EXHIBITION - STROLLING AT HEIDE 25 CD REVIEWS A glance at some late arrivals 29 WINING, DINING, ENTERTAINING 30 COMMUNITY SERVICES 31 THEATRE Some new developments 32 "Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 36 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/​06) art streams, mia bulleen, dymocks booksellers, ceramics, peter wegner, fleur de feliss florist, adams of north riding, monty deli & catering services, victorian artists supplies, elham wiregrass gallery, helen lucas, cate bailey, kate adam, carolyn pickett, peter glass, aphids events inc., artists in schools program, kristina ekman, sigmund jorgensen, mercer's restaurant, stephen mercer, artists open studios program, peter accadia, dave bradley, jules christian burns, john fitzgerald, damian fitzgerald, jill forrest, ona henderson, syd tunn, denise keele bedford, annie kiel-taggart, jenni mitchell, grace mitchell, mervyn hannan, mary lou pittard, chris pittard, alan martin, elizabeth vercoe, nel ten wolde, montsalvat, yarra valley country club, pool & spa care centre, la piazza restaurant bar & cafe, frank jones, inga clendinnen, gwen ford, rose zwi, michelle lonsdale, christopher heathcote, roger palmer, jane messer, sandy jeffs, rodney waterman, doug de vries, recherche speciality picture framing, llobex image wizards, museum of modern art at heide, callam morton, maz delaney, shauna mcmullen, carlton courthouse theartre, ariel valent, kate adam, david brown, cate bailey, tony o'rourke, andy baylor, bulleen art & garden centre, dynamic vegies, volumes

Vol. 3, No. 1, Feb-Mar 1998 CONTENTS MUSICAL MURAL Billie Holliday, Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton appearing in Eltham 2 OBITUARY Pioneer painter and landscape gardener Peter Glass 5 SHORT STORY A place for heroes by David Gothard 7 MONTH OF FESTIVALS Souvenir guide to festivals of Banyule, Templestowe Village, Pettys Orchard Antique Apple and Warrandyte 9-24 A SENSE OF PLACE Exhibition of banners depicting a lifestyle 23 CLEM CHRISTESEN, WRITER & EDITOR Publication of poetry covering 30 years of life and work 25 THEATRE IN 198 Playbills for Eltham Little Theatre, Heidelberg Theatre Company and Sherbrooke Theatre Company 26 CERAMICS How ceramicists mix business and art 27 ART AWARD FORUM Do art awards meet current needs? 28 IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER Busy month of theatre in Melbourne 29 BOOK REVIEWS 30, 31 "Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 36 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/​06) art streams, volumes, jazz mural, vladimir bykovec, peter glass, john street, david gothard, banyule festival, arts on burgundy, ward sagar, montsalvat, were street cafe, rosanna fire station community house, bibby's bahnhof cafe, templestowe village festival, pool & spa care centre, la piazza restaurant bar & cafe, recherche bespoke framers, warrandyte festival, margaret roadknight, mezze restaurant warrandyte, food for all seasons, rivergum gallery warrandyre, potters cottage, pettys orchard antique apple festival, fleur de feliss, allwood neighbourhood house, llobex image wizards, victorian artists supplies, ray liversidge, dynamic vegies, jackie wilson, boroondara litfest, mia mia gallery, eltham banners, geoff mosley, clem christesen, nina christesen, julie reiter, nillumbik art award, carolynn pickett, bulleen art & garden centre, hugh tolhurst, andrew sant, lucinda mcknight, drusilla modjeska, amanda lohrey, robert dessaix, michele lonsdale, volumes, eltham little theatre, heidelberg theatre company, doncaster theatre company