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Plantagenet Arts Centre

The Plantagenet Arts Centre features an exhibition of work by artists of the Plantagenet Shire. It includes a variety of paintings, pottery and other crafts. The Arts Centre is situated in Albany Highway, Mount Barker.

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Plantagenet Arts Centre

The Shire of Plantagenet Art Collection

The Shire of Plantagenet Art collection is situated in the Shire's library, Lowood Road, Mount Barker. It was founded in 1956 through a significant bequest of over 40 artworks from Sir Claude Hotchin. Over the years Hotchin continued to donate artworks. The last discernable gift being in 1972. The total number of works gifted to the Shire is 56.

Other works were acquired by the shire on an ad-hoc basis until the establishment of the annual Shire of Plantagenet Art Acquisition in 1991.

The Shire of Plantagenet collection contains many important works by renowned 20th century, Australian and Western Australian artists that make it one of the most significant local government art collections in Western Australia.

The people of the Shire of Plantagenet are very fortunate to have such a fine art collection. It remains a testament to Claude Hotchin's vision in bring such quality artworks to the people of regional Western Australia. An image and description of the artworks is shown below:

ACC 01
Artist: Ashton, Sir John William (Will)(1881-1963)
Title: North Head, Sydney
Date: 1910
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 59.5 x 80 cm
Signed: LL (Umber) Will Ashton 1910
ACC 02
Artist: Bennett, Portia Mary (1898-1989)
Title: February Landscape, Albany
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 36 x 51 cm
Signed: LR (Orange pencil) Portia M Bennett
ACC 03
Artist: Barker, Leach (1897-1967)
Title: Dockside
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 37.5 x 54 cm
Signed: LR (Graphite) Leach Barker
ACC 04
Artist: Barker, Leach (1897-1967)
Title: Sands of Nanarup
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 36 x 54 cm
Signed: LL (Graphite) Leach Barker
ACC 05
Artist: Boissaain, William (1916- )
Title: The Brook
Date: Undated (C1956)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54.5 x 45 cm
Signed: Unsigned
ACC 06
Artist: Bearsby, Ernest
Title: Tranquility
Date: Undated (C1956)
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 44 x 53.5 cm
Signed: LL (Blue black) Ernest Bearsby
ACC 07
Artist: Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield (1920-1999)
Title: Peaceful Waters
Date: Undated (C1956)
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 23.5 x 34 cm
Signed: LL (Grey) Arthur Boyd
ACC 08
Artist: Brierley, Kathleen.C
Title: The Sawdust Kiln Mt Barker
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 31 x 38 cm
Signed: Lower left. (Grey) KC Brierley
ACC 09
Artist: Campbell, Robert Richmond (1902-1972)
Title: Winter day Swan Valley
Date: Undated (C1956)
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 26 x36 cm
Signed: LR (Black) Robert Campbell
ACC 10
Artist: Chappell, Ellen (working 1940-50's)
Title: Pink Banksias
Date: Undated (C1956)
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 72 x52 cm
Signed: LR (Sepia) Ellen Chappell
ACC 11
Artist: Clifton, Romola (1935- )
Title: The White Dinghy
Date: 1956
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 37 x 56.5 cm
Signed: LR (Grey) Romola Clifton 56
ACC. 12
Artist: Collins Lucile (1907-1971)
Title: Touch of Light
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on masonite board
Dimensions: 75 x 95 cm
Signed: LR (Etched) L Collins
ACC. 13
Artist: Cook, Allon Francis (1907-1971)
Title: Where the Irwin Meets the Sea
Date: 1955
Medium: Oil on masonite board
Dimensions: 62 x75 cm
Signed:LR (Black) Allon Cook 55
ACC. 14
Artist: Durack, Elizabeth OBE CMG (1915-2000)
Title: Desert Wind.
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil and enamel on board
Dimensions: 75 x100 cm
Signed: UR (Black) Elizabeth Durack
ACC 15
Artist: Eades, Kenneth (working 1940-50's)
Title: Kimberley Morning
Date: Undated (C1972)
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 72 x111 cm
Signed: LR (Ochre) Kenneth Eades
ACC. 16
Artist: Ebatarinja, Walter (1915 -1968)
Title: Near Hermannsberg Mission NT.
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 33 x36 cm
Signed: Unsigned
ACC. 17
Artist: Fehring, Hilda
Title: Flinders Landscape
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 67 x 90.5 cm
Signed: LR (Black) Hilda Fehring
ACC. 18
Artist: Fehring, Hilda
Title: Dinnertime Hill Arkaroola
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 54 x 84.5 cm
Signed: LR (Black) Hilda Fehring
ACC. 19
Artist: Fry V.E
Title: Stone Building
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 24 x 34.5 cm
Signed: LR (Black) VE Fry
ACC. 20
Artist: Gallop, Herbert Reginald, (1890-1958)
Title: The Picnic, Hunter River
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 37 x 44.5 cm
Signed: LR (Etched) HR Gallop
ACC. 21
Artist: Gant, Alfred
Title: Flinders Ranges
Date: 1955
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 47 x 60 cm
Signed: LL (Grey) Alfred Gant 1955
ACC. 22
Artist: Goatcher, James, (1879-1957)
Title: Mouth of the Greenough River
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 x 70 cm
Signed: LR (Grey) J Goatcher
ACC. 23
Artist: Greenhagh Audrey, (1903- 1991)
Title: Mouth of the Greenough River
Date: Undated C1945
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 55 x 79 cm
Signed: LR (Green) Audrey Greenhalgh
ACC. 24
Artist: Grey-Smith, Guy Edward (1916- 1981)
Title: In Old Lymington, England
Date: Undated (C1950)
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 48 x 58.5 cm
Signed: LR (Red) Grey-Smith
ACC. 25
Artist: Hamilton, Charles (1874-1967)
Title: Robins
Date: 1955
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 39 x 32 cm
Signed:LR (Grey) C Hamilton 55
ACC. 26
Artist: Hanton, Dorothy Millicent (1906-1986)
Title: Zinnias
Date: Undated (C1956)
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 54.5 x 75 cm
Signed: LR (Graphite) Dorothy Hanton
ACC. 27
Artist: Johnson, Margaret (1898-1967)
Title: Greek Fisherman
Date: Undated (C1956)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 34 x26 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) MG Johnson
ACC. 28
Artist: Johnson, Rae
Title: Conflict
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 44 x57 cm
Signed: Unsigned
ACC. 29
Artist: Johnson, Rae
Title: Rocky landscape
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on masonite board
Dimensions: 61 x78 cm
Signed: LR (Grey) Rae Johnson
ACC. 30
Artist: Johnson, Rae
Title: Threatening Weather
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 44 x57 cm
Signed: LL (Umber) Rae Johnson
ACC. 31
Artist: Jones-Redmond, Daphne
Title: The White Door
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on canvas board
Dimensions: 44 x57 cm
Signed: Unsigned
ACC. 32
Artist: Karafylakis, Anthony
Title: Rottnest
Date: 1955
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 59 x70 cm
Signed: LR (Black) A. Karafylakis
ACC. 33
Artist: Kennedy, Maurice M
Title: Wembley Downs
Date: Undated (C1955)
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 54.5 x69 cm
Signed: LL (Black) Maurice M Kennedy
ACC. 34
Artist: Knott, Laurie (1921-
Title: Bluff Knoll, Starlings
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 66.5 x90cm
Signed: LL (Umber) L Knott
ACC. 35
Artist: Lander, Cyril (1921-
Title: Hay Street, Perth
Date: Undated (C1956)
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 23.5 x 34 cm
Signed: LL (Sepia) L Knott
ACC. 36
Artist: Lazberger, Anthony (1921-
Title: Christmas Trees of Western Australia
Date: 1972
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 67 x87 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) A Lazberger 72t
ACC. 37
Artist: MacQueen, Kenneth Robertson (1897-1960)
Title: The Lengthening Crop
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 29 x 39.5 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) Kenneth MacQueen
ACC. 38
Artist: McDiven , Bryant (1922- )
Title: The Builders
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 51x 40 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) Kenneth MacQueen
ACC. 39
Artist: Mills, Frank (1901-1957)
Title: August Afternoon Rottnest
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 36x 50 cm
Signed: LR (Green) Frank Mills
ACC. 40
Artist: Nunn, Mary Marshall (1901-1957)
Title: Wave, South Coast
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on masonite board
Dimensions: 39x 52.5 cm
Signed: LR (Black) Mary Marshall Nunn
ACC. 41
Artist: O'Connor Kathleen Letitia 1897-1960)
Title: In a Bohemian Atmosphere
Date: Undated C1928
Medium: Oil on card
Dimensions: 67 x 78 cm
Signed: LL (Red) K.L O'Connor
ACC. 42
Artist: O'Connor Kathleen Letitia 1897-1960)
Title: Untitled ( Nude Study)
Date: Undated C1928
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 78 x 67 cm
Signed: Unsigned
ACC. 43
Artist: Parker, Dudley (1914-1960)
Title: Fishermen's Beach. Long Reef
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 44.5 x 54.5 cm
Signed: Verso Dudley Parker
ACC. 44
Artist: Powell, Barbara (1927-)
Title: Overlooking Happy Valley S.A
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 88 x 90 cm
Signed: Unsigned
ACC. 45
Artist: Ragless, Maxwell Richard (1901-1980)
Title: The River Lachlan NSW
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 49 x75 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) Max Ragless
ACC. 46
Artist: Ragless, Maxwell Richard (1901-1980)
Title: In the Derwent Valley Tasmania.
Date: Undated (C1956)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 x 60 cm
Signed: LR (Sienna) Max Ragless
ACC. 47
Artist: Rohan, Peter (1919-)
Title: Yardie Creek. North West Cape.
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 67x 90 cm
Signed: LR (Orange) Peter Rohan
ACC. 48
Artist: Rohan, Peter (1919-)
Title: ‘Relics of State Batteries' Kendenup.
Date: 1977
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 44x 59 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) Peter Rohan 77
ACC. 49
Artist: Rohan, Peter (1919-)
Title: Old Police Station and Lockup
Date: 1977
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 44x 59 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) Peter Rohan 77
ACC. 50
Artist: Rowbotham, Marjorie (1923-)
Title: After the Bush Fire (Burnt landscape)
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 84x 117 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) M Rowbotham
ACC. 51
Artist: Rowbotham, Marjorie (1923-)
Title: Still Life
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 36.5x 45c m
Signed: LR (Graphite) M Rowbotham
ACC. 52
Artist: Saunders, Margaret (1890-?)
Title: Marguarita
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil Pastel on Paper
Dimensions: 60 x 45 cm
Signed: LR (Brown) Margaret Saunders
ACC. 53
Artist: Sayer, Nancy
Title: Paperbarks
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 36 x 44 cm
Signed: LR (Black) N Sayer
ACC. 54
Artist: Selby, Yvonne
Title: Picturesque poverty
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 33 x 45 cm
Signed: LR (Black) Ronnie
ACC. 55
Artist: Spence,William ( working 1920's-1950's)
Title: Victorian Coastline
Date: 1956
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 26 x 37 cm
Signed: LR (Blue) W Spence
ACC. 56
Artist: Terren, Rona
Title: The Gap ( Sea Cliffs)
Date: 1964
Medium: Oil on Masonite board
Dimensions: 87x 58.5 cm
Signed: LR (Black) Rona Terren 64
ACC. 57
Artist: Tribe, John
Title: In the Everard Ranges
Date: 1972
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 69x 100 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) Tribe 72
ACC. 58
Artist: Tristram, John William (1872-1938)
Title: Rugged coastline
Date: 1922
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 34x 37 cm
Signed: LL (Grey) JW Tristram 1922
ACC. 59
Artist: Uren , Lenora
Title: Natures Bouquet
Date: Undated C1977
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 64 x70 cm
Signed: LR (Blue) Lenora Uren
ACC. 60
Artist: Van Raalte, Hennri (1881-1929)
Title: The Gust 24/25
Date: Undated
Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: 40.5 x31 cm
Signed: LR (Etched) HVR Below
24/25 The Gust, H.Van Raalte
ACC. 61
Artist: Veal Hayward (1913-1968)
Title: Towards Circular Quay
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 37 x 29.5 cm
Signed: LR (Umber) Veal
ACC. 62
Artist: Webber Travis (1900-?)
Title: Still Life
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 39.5 x 51 cm
Signed: LL (Red) Travis Webber
ACC. 63
Artist: Webber, Travis (1900-?)
Title: Valley at Halls Gap
Date: 1947
Medium: Oil on canvas on board
Dimensions: 30 x 40 cm
Signed: LL (Umber) Travis Webber 1947
ACC. 64
Artist: Whinnen , George (1991-1950)
Title: White Gums at Bridge Water
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 51 x 60.5 cm
Signed: LL (Sienna) George Whinnen
ACC. 65
Artist: Windza, Elaine
Title: Calendulas
Date: Undated
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 43 x 59 cm
Signed: LL (Oxide) Elaine Windza
ACC. 66
Artist: Wood, Dudley
Title: Valley of the Yarra,
Date: 1947
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 30 x 38 cm
Signed: LL (Umber) Dudley Wood 1947
ACC. 67
Artist: Zanalis, Vlaise (1902-1973)
Title: Mother and Son,
Date: C1972
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm
Signed: LL (Yellow) V Zanalis
ACC. 68
Artist: Bourke, Mary
Title: Untitled,
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 32 x40 cm
Signed: LL (Grey) M Bourke
ACC. 69
Artist: Kelly,Bella
Title: Untitled,( Carrolup Landscape)
Date: 1989
Medium: Oil on canvas board
Dimensions: 45 x 60 cm
Signed: LR (Grey) 1989 Bella Kelly
ACC. 70
Artist: Pennington, Louise
Title: Spring Flowers
Date: 1991
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 56 x 76 cm
Signed: LR (Grey) Louise Pennington
ACC. 71
Artist: Pennington, Louise
Title: Spring Flowers
Date: 1991
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 56 x 76 cm
Signed: LR (Grey) Louise Pennington
ACC. 72
Artist: Foekem, Willemina
Title: Red and Green Composition with Persimmions
Date: 1993
Medium: Pastel on paper
Dimensions: 55 x 52 cm
Signed: LR (Grey) Willemina Foekem
ACC. 73
Artist: Sundstrom, Pat
Title: Silver Day
Date: 1994
Medium: Pastel on paper
Dimensions: 44 x 66 cm
Signed: LR (Grey) Sundstrom 94
ACC. 74
Artist: Watkins, Margaret Elisabeth (Betsie)
Title: And the Stock Whips Ring Out
Date: 1995
Medium: Pastel on paper
Dimensions: 44 x 78 cm
Signed: LL (Grey) M.E Watkins
ACC. 75
Artist: Fergie, H
Title: The Old Jail
Date: 1996
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 56 x 74 cm
Signed: LL (Black) H Fergie
ACC. 76
Artist: Watkins, Margaret Elisabeth (Betsie)
Title: Soft Light Cove
Date: 1997
Medium: Pastel on paper
Dimensions: 44 x 78 cm
Signed: LL (Grey) M.E Watkins
ACC. 77
Artist: Garratt, Maxine
Title: Winter, Reedy Creek
Date: 1999
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 40 x 60 cm
Signed: LR (Black) M Garratt
ACC. 78
Artist: Sounness, M
Title: Untitled Landscape
Date: C 2000
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 48 x 71 cm
Signed: LR (Black) M Sounness
ACC. 79
Artist: Tyrer, Kim
Title: Stitching Landscape
Date: 2000
Medium: Mixed media
Dimensions: 55 x 72 cm
Signed: LR (Graphite) Kim Tyrer 00
ACC. 80
Artist: Newbury, Bronwyn,
Title: Untitled Landscape
Date: 2001
Medium: Pastel on paper
Dimensions: 26 x 66 cm
Signed: LR (Graphite) Bronwyn Newbury
ACC. 81
Artist: Dul, Jennifer
Title: River Gums, Morning Glow
Date: 2003
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 46x 26 cm
Signed: LR (Black) J Dul
ACC. 82
Artist: Dul, Jennifer
Title: Banksias in profussion
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 50 x 90 cm
Signed: LR (Black) J Dul
ACC. 83
Artist: Ainsworth, John
Title: On the Water 2
Date: Undated
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 52 x 72 cm
Signed: LR (Black) John Ainsworth
ACC. 84
Artist: Colbung, Charles
Title: Family Bonds, Overcoming Difficulties of The Past ,. Moving Forward Positively to be There.
Date: 2007
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 102 x 76 cm
Signed: Unsigned


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