Historical information

Watercolourist William Blamire Young (1862-1935) was a local artist. His property Mutamaro was on the corner of Swansea and Edinburgh Roads Montrose, diagonally opposite the Mt Evelyn side. He lived there from 1923 till his death in 1935. Young is perhaps best known as the designer of the first Australian-themed stamp (kangaroo on map of Australia, issued 1913).

Significance

Biography of the artist and a representative collection of his work.

Physical description

Hard cover book, glossy white dust jacket with painting of the Sydney Harbor Bridge by Blamire Young.

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