Historical information
A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 8 Victoria Ave., Mitcham
Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte.
Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.
Significance
This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.
Physical description
A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of 8 Victoria Ave., Mitcham depicting a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard cottage, with corrugated roof. In the foreground is a picket fence enclosing a heavily planted front yard. On the right a weatherboard 'cubby' can be seen over the garden fence.
There are two holepunch holes on just under the upper edge
Inscriptions & markings
8 Victoria Ave., Mitcham
Margaret Picken - 95
Woodards - C'well
Subjects
References
- 8 Victoria Ave., Mitcham Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 8 Victoria Ave., Mitcham, with past and projected information about the address.
- Margaret Picken Provenance Document ISBN/ISSN: ND7732 Information supplied by the artist on the collection upon acquisition
- Margaret Picken Deed of Gift Form ISBN/ISSN: Receipt Number 730 The Deed of Gift Form filled out the donor upon acquisition. Contains brief description of the donation, by Margaret Picken the artist and donor.
