Our Changing Cities, 1957 / oil painting by William Edwin Pidgeon
Our Changing Cities, 1957 / oil painting by William Edwin Pidgeon
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Author / Creator
Date
1957
Call Numbers
ML 1278
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Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - visible image 120 x 100 cm, in frame 143 x 123 cm - oil on board
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Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Rights and Restrictions Information : All commercial use of works by William Edwin Pidgeon should be referred to his nominated copyright collecting agency - VISCOPY
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW and Courtesy Estate William Edwin Pidgeon
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A view looking east across Hickson Road, Sydney, showing buildings and vehicles along Hickson Road in the foreground, with the rear elevation of Caltex House (Kent Street, Sydney), apparently under construction, in the background. In the lower left foreground 'BAN H-BOMB' is painted on a low wall. In the lower right foreground a sign showing a smal...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Our Changing Cities, 1957 / oil painting by William Edwin Pidgeon
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The Mitchell Library holds a small collection of works by Pidgeon, mainly portraits, as well as a collection of photographs of the exhibition 'Our Changing Cities', held at Caltex House in 1957, which includes photographs of this painting.
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated at lower left 'pidgeon 57'. On back of painting 'pidgeon' inscribed in ink above 'our changing cities'. 'Caltex Art Prize' inscribed on Artarmon Galleries label attached to back of painting.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Artarmon Galleries, Artarmon, N.S.W., 19 July, 2012
Administrative / Biographical history
William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), a painter, cartoonist, illustrator, sculptor, and art critic, was born in Paddington, Sydney. Pidgeon, also known as 'wep', won the Archibald Prize three times (1958, 1961 and 1968), as well as several prizes in the Australia at War exhibition in 1945, but is probably best known for his work as an illustrator on t...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1278
Record Identifier
npAdz0A1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/npAdz0A1
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Reference code
985702
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