Painting, Travis Webber, Town Hall, Portland, 1955

Historical information

Portland Town Council

Physical description

Painting of a bluestone building. There are four columns to the front of the building. One either side of a green front door and the other two either side of each side window. Above the front door is a sign which reads ' Town Hall 1869'
A footpath is in front of the building, with a man and woman walking together. The man wears a suit and hat and the woman wears a red shirt and blue skirt. At the other side of the building there is another figure - shadowy. A dirt road curves from foreground centre towards and past the building to the left. Two tall pines are behind the building on right.

Inscriptions & markings

Front: Town Hall Portland '55 (brown paint, lower let).
Travis Webber (brown paint, lower right).
Back: Geelong Picture Framers,
211 Moorabool Street,
GEELONG.
Ph. 97805 (blue ink stamp, lower centre).

Mounting & framing

Framed under stippled glass in wooden frame. Frame stained with blue paint, lower centre back.

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