Looking north from Elizabeth Street, before the building of 'Chifley Square' in 1961-1962, 1951-1962...
Looking north from Elizabeth Street, before the building of 'Chifley Square' in 1961-1962, 1951-1962 / drawn by Robert Emerson Curtis
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1951-1962
Call Numbers
V/331
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 40 x 28 cm. - pencil
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
The drawing documents the Sydney cityscape looking north from Elizabeth Street towards Sydney Harbour, during the period 1951-1962. It shows the city’s variety of building styles – Victorian-era terraces, Colonial sandstone buildings, and a futuristic view of the highrise buildings towards the harbour in the distance. The highrise buildings are eme...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Looking north from Elizabeth Street, before the building of 'Chifley Square' in 1961-1962, 1951-1962 / drawn by Robert Emerson Curtis
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed lower right: 'R Emerson Curtis, 51'.
On verso of drawing: 'Looking nth from a roof-top on Eliz. St. to the Govt. Printing Offices on Bent St. (later demolished to create Chifley Square - sketch in 1951. R. Emerson Curtis'
Date note
The artist had advised Josef Lebovic that he made additions to the drawing between 1951 and 1962 and subsequently modified its caption.
Description source
Titled below drawing.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Josef Lebovic Gallery, May 2018
Collection history
Josef Lebovic acquired the drawing from the artist.
Administrative / Biographical history
Robert Emerson Curtis, painter, illustrator and cartoonist, was born in England, and settled in Brisbane before arriving in New South Wales in 1924. He established himself primarily as a commercial artist, who specialised in documentary illustration.
Reference:
Library correspondence file.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
V/331
Record Identifier
YzOmpyG9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOmpyG9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9608113
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