Drawing 7.1919
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Competition design for the new capital of Australia at Canberra, 1911 Drawn by Alfred Powell to Gimson’s design. Elevation, pencil and watercolour on paper, signed and dated: ‘ERNEST W. GIMSON ARCHT 1911’ 22.3 x 133.2cm Alfred Powell was a close friend of Gimson and the Barnsleys. He had trained with them as an architect in London in the 1880s. Powell was also a skilled artist, particularly in watercolour. He and his wife Louise worked as outside decorators of pottery for Wedgwood. Gimson’s designs for the Canberra competition were his only entries for the 1912 Arts and Crafts Exhibition in London. Presented by Emily Gimson in 1919 7 1919/1  |
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