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Soldiers' Club, Toowoomba, Australia, Multiple Views

A work made of ink on linen.

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  • A work made of ink on linen.

Date:

1919

Artist:

Walter Burley Griffin (American, 1876-1937)
Marion Mahony Griffin (American, 1871-1961)

About this artwork

The Griffins created this unrealized project as part of a national competition for a club for military veterans who fought in World War I while they were living and working in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. This drawing sheet is characteristic of Marion Mahoney’s unique hybrid com- positions for architectural plans, combining floor plan, sections, and elevation in a highly decorative yet legible way. Throughout the drawing, lush vegetation weaves in and out of stonework, proposing a building fully engaged with the surrounding landscape of Toowoomba, a famous garden city. The gently curving building was organized around a central courtyard with a covered cloister for shaded walking and trellis to support flowering vines that gives access to the building’s rooms for dining and recreation.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Walter Burley Griffin (Architect)

Title

Soldiers' Club, Toowoomba, Australia, Multiple Views

Place

Soldiers' Club (Building address)

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1919

Medium

Ink on linen

Dimensions

88 × 55.9 cm (34 5/8 × 22 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Marion Mahony Griffin through Eric Nicholls

Reference Number

1995.10.2

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