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C1924
Lady Franklin Museum Near Hobart.
Artist:
William Hardy Wilson (1881 - 1951)
Lady Franklin Gallery, situated in Hobart, was built in 1842. Built by Lady Jane Franklin, wife of Sir John Franklin, who was governor of Tasmania at the time in the suburb of Lenah Valley. The building fell into neglect after … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Lady Franklin Museum Near Hobart.
Date:
C1924
Artist:
William Hardy Wilson (1881 - 1951)
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
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1924
Description:
Lady Franklin Gallery, situated in Hobart, was built in 1842. Built by Lady Jane Franklin, wife of Sir John Franklin, who was governor of Tasmania at the time in the suburb of Lenah Valley. The building fell into neglect after the Franklins departure in 1843 but was resuscitated in 1948 by the Art Society of Tasmania.
Biography:
William Hardy Wilson (1881-1951)
Hardy Wilson, architect, was the second of four surviving sons of William Joshua Wilson, agent, and his wife Jessie Elizabeth. Living with his parents at Burwood, Wilson attended Newington College (1893-98) and passed the junior public examination. From 1899 to 1904 he was articled to Harry Kent of Kent and Budden, architects, and attended Sydney Technical College at night. He qualified in 1904 and was president of the Architectural Students’ Society.
Wilson designed mainly homes and small commercial buildings. Having been impressed by the Colonial Revival style in the US, he sought to do something similar in Australia. He is regarded as a key practitioner of the Inter-War Georgian Revival style
Regarded as one of the great Australian architects.
