Historical information

Albert E. WILLIAMS (1899-1986)
Victoria, Australia

Albert Edward Williams was among the first to undertake the five-year, Technical Art Teacher’s Certificate (TATC) at the Ballarat Technical Art School in 1915, with work placement at the Ballarat Lithographic company.

Williams taught for several years before he was selected to undertake further teacher training at the Working Men’s College, Melbourne, in 1926. He returned to teach at Ballarat in 1928, facilitating many student activities, while pursuing the arduous Art Teacher’s Certificate. From its inception in 1914, it was 30 years before the first candidate achieved the certificate’s exhaustive requirements.


This artwork was completed for the Drawing Teachers' Secondary Certificate at the Ballarat Technical Art School, a division of the Ballarat School of MInes. It is part of the Federation University Art Collection which features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.

Physical description

Three design motifs inspired by the Kangaroo Apple for undertaken for the Drawing Teacher's Secondary Certificate.

Inscriptions & markings

"Study of Kangaroo Apple - with two designs based thereon. For Drawing Teacher's Secondary Certif. By Albert E. Williams. Tech. Art School, Ballt."