Alexander Burnett Hector designs and drawings related to his "colour music" invention, ca 1910-1920s...
Alexander Burnett Hector designs and drawings related to his "colour music" invention, ca 1910-1920s / by Alexander Burnett Hector
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Date
ca 1910-1920s
Call Numbers
PXD 1475
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Physical Description
Contents
13 drawings - 110 x 67 cm. or smaller - colour pencil and ink on paper
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of artist plus 70 years
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Scope and Contents
Contents
13 coloured drawings on paper, 5 of which are double-sided. Several of the drawings relate to Hector's invention for "colour music", some are religious and others scientific.
1. Magnetism.
2. The periodic law, Mendelief [Mendeleev].
3. Civi-Culture. [Verso of no. 2]
4. The principal of relativity.
5. [Musical score in colour].
Alternative Titles
Full title
Alexander Burnett Hector designs and drawings related to his "colour music" invention, ca 1910-1920s / by Alexander Burnett Hector
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Most unsigned.
Drawing no. 4 has 'A.B.H.' bottom right corner.
Drawing no. 5 has 'Alexander Burnett Hector' written on verso.
Several drawings have annotations.
Date note
No date. Date based on Hector's time spent on his career of inventions.
Conservation note
Paper is in very poor condition with some tears, stains and foxing.
Description source
Titled by cataloguer.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Antonia Nagy and Alice Nagy, January 2018
Collection history
Unknown.
Administrative / Biographical history
Alexander Burnett Hector (1865 – 1958) was born in Scotland, and was a chemical engineer who worked as general manager of the pharmaceutical firm Burroughs Wellcome in Sydney. He lived in Greenwich, Sydney for most of his life. He was interested in the correlations between sight and sound (and therefore colour and music), and was convinced there we...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 1475
Record Identifier
9O4zDdAn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9O4zDdAn
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Reference code
9591523
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