Historical information

Matcham Skipper was born in New Zealand in 1921 to Lena and Mervyn Skipper. The family returned to Australia. After Mervyn met Justus Jorgensen; they moved to live at Montsalvat. Matcham married Myra Gould; he became a sculptor and jewellery maker.

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Newspaper photograph: "The artist at work - Matcham Skipper in his studio at Montsalvat", The Australian, 10 August 1966. Matcham Skipper working on a metal artwork.
Photocopy of photograph: Matcham Skipper c1970.
Magazine article: "Matcham Skipper - knockabout genius", POL vol.4 no.12 (~1972). Biography of Matcham Skipper.
Magazine photograph: "Skipper and his home. He helped to lay the bricks", no source or date.
Magazine photograph: "Matcham Skipper, of Eltham, works on his sculpture of Leda and the Swan, which will be presented to this year's winner of the David Jones fashion award", no source or date.
Newspaper article: "Ageless quality before fashion", Diamond Valley News, 19 December 1883. Matcham Skipper included in exhibition of jewellers at Eltham Gallery.
Newspaper photograph: "Mr Matchem Skipper puts the finishing touhes to the steel mandala yesterday", no source or date.
Newspaper article: "Metallic influence of Renaissance sculptor", Diamond Valley News, ~1982. Biography of Matcham Skipper.
Newspaper article: "A Matcham Skipper monologe", The Age Saturday Extra, 31 August 1985. Matcham Skipper's year in Italy.
Newspaper article: "Office regalia", Diamond Valley News, 14 August 1990. Presentation of Eltham Shire mayoral chain made by Matcham Skipper.
Newspaper article: "Old flicks on big screen", no source, 2004. Exhibition of Matcham Skipper's photographs "The Arnham Land Portraits" to accompany screening of Tim Burstall films.
Newspaper article: "No match for Skipper", Diamond Valley News, 3 November 2010. Matcham Skipper's sculpture of a boy "Young man awakening" for Eltham Cemetery Trust.
Newspaper article: "Final salute to Skipper", Diamond Valley Leader, 2 March 2011. Death of Matcham Skipper.
Newspaper death and funeral notices: Matcham Skipper, so source or date.
Newspaper article: "Remembering Matcham", Diamond Valley Leader, 9 March 2011. Funeral of Matcham Skipper at Montsalvat.
Letter Eltham District Historical Society to Sigmund Jorgensen, 13 March 2011, seeking copies of eulogies given by Sigmund Jorgensen and Clio Skipper at funeral of Matcham Skipper.
Letter Sigmund Jorgensen to Eltham District Historical Society, 21 March 2011, enclosing edited version of the eulogy with illustrations of work of Matcham Skipper.
Newspaper obituary: "Eltham art colony's knockabout genius", The Age 31 March 2011. Obituary of Matcham Skipper.

Physical description

Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etc