Artwork - Sketch Books, Dr David Alexander's Sketchbook, 1971 to 2012

Historical information

David Ancrum Alexander was born c1925 and died in 2015. He practiced medicine in Ballarat but also had a keen interest in drawing and painting, mostly water colour. The sketch books range from 1971 to 2012. Each appears to be related to a specific theme - people, places, and characters in novels. Often this is mentioned on the cover.
He became a member of the Art Acquisition Committee at the University Campus at Mount Helen.
A Thanksgiving Service was held in his honour at Federation University in the Caro Convention Centre on 27 March 2015.

Physical description

52 sketch books, spiral bound.
Pencil drawings and water colour work

Inscriptions & markings

Year printed on cover of each book.
Themes contained in book written on cover

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