Inscriptions & markings
Signed Irena Sibley in pencil lower right beneath print.
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Signed Irena Sibley in pencil lower right beneath print.
This building was officially named the E.J. Barker Library by the Council of the Ballarat College of Advanced Education on 13th December 1989 In recognition of Mr E.J. Barker Principal School of Mines and Industries Ballarat'1964-76 Foundation Director Ballarat College of Advanced Education 1976-1987 President Director Mr E.T. Oppy Dr J.R. Sharpham
e.j. barker library, library, ballarat college of advanced education, jack barker, e.t. oppy, john sharpham
Wendy WHITFORD (1942- ) Born Ballarat, Victoria Wendy Whitford'swork has an Her emphasis is on texture and colour., and she paints in acrylic and produces limited edition prints on an etching press. She attended evening Life Drawing classes with Geoffrey Mainwaring at the Ballarat School of Mines, and undertook group srudies with artist Edward Heffernan. Undertaking full time formal art training inher thirties,, she completed a Diploma of Art at the Ballarat College of Advanced Education (later Federation University in the early 1980s. During this time she was introduced to Printmaking by Satish Sharma,and has alternated printmaking with painting until the present day. Wendy Whitford is a members of the Soldiers Hill Art Collective, a group of practicing artists who all live in the Ballarat suburn of Soldiers Hill.
wendy whitford, printmaking, satish sharma
horse, gippsland art collection
Abstract painting
abstract, available
katherine douglas, landscape
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.
Signed Irena Sibley lower right below image
bookplate, printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust, mirka mora
honeyeater with gum leaves and flowers in oval liner framework with raindrops and plants external.
Irena Sibley
bookplate, printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.
Signed Irena Sibley in pencil lower right below print.
bookplate, printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust
Signed Irena Sibley in pencil lower right
Signed Irena Sibley in pencil lower right beneath plate
Signed Irena Sibley in pencil lower right below print
Signed Irena Sibley in pencil below print.
Signed in pencil Irena Sibley
Irena Sibley
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.
pencilled 14/100 PmcCann
printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust, drawing, computer
An abstract painting on canvas.
horsham student collection, abstract, available
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.
printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust, drawing, computer
Typed letter with list of this ewho were attending a reunion to be held in Ballarat on 23 August 1937.
ballarat teachers' college, ex-students' association, reunion, t.j. ryan, m.c. campbell, j.m. tomlinson, a.m. kerr, d. millman, j.c. warrick, c.v. merlin, k.s. clarke, l.e. krause, p.g. law, philip law, g.g. mitchell, a.h. bryant, r.r. watson, h.j. parker, r.p. warriner, e.o. jones, m. skene, j.h. mcnaughton, j. heard, e. mcinerney, w.i. young, l. merlin, n.v. cocks, g.c. ingpen, r. mclean, t.m. stuart, r.s. southwell, g.c. mcleaod, v.t. bellingham, r. row, a.m. giles, n. larkan
5 handwritte letters on George Ruffle letterhead.
george ruffle, the international company
Letter on J.W. Banfield letter head (Ararat Advertiser)
j.w. banfield, ararat advertiser, printer
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.
roundal of Kookaburra on branch
pencilled in 3/10 with P.J.Webb
bookplate, printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust, linocut,
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.
Image of dancing woman with headset incorporating name and Ex Libris
2/4 signed V Stanic
bookplate, printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust
I'm a Year 11 student ... want to be a graphic designer.
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple Bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.
Image of a contorted person.
2/4 Signed T Evers
print, linocut, ink on paper
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.
3/4 signed S Gillespie
bookplate, printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust
Inscribed in biro below image 2/3 N Colby
Inscribed in biro below image 2/3 Vicki Green
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