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Painting the Coronation mural [BRG 121/1/663] • Photograph

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Summary

Preparation of the mural to be used as the store decorations for the coronation of King George VI, 12 May 1937. Four men are working on painting a section which shows guards on foot and on horseback marching in front of a building (possibly Buckingham Palace).

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Copyright restrictions may apply. David Jones, Botanicca, Building 2, 572 Swan St, Richmond VIC 3121.

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Physical description

Photograph; 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1937

Photographer

Ballantyne, Colin

Collection

Part of John Martin Collection

Subject

George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Coronation
John Martin & Co
Mural painting and decoration -- South Australia

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Historical information

Colin Ballantyne was born 12 July 1908 Wayville, South Australia, and died 2 July 1988. A theatre director, actor, playwright, leader, administrator and commercial photographer, he directed around 100 productions covering a wide range of classical and contemporary works between 1931-1971. He also directed the major local drama component of the first five Adelaide Festivals; and founded or helped build companies like the WEA Little Theatre, the Adelaide Theatre Group at the Sheridan Theatre and the Company of Players. Ballantyne was a state and federal president of the Arts Council and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the State Theatre Company of South Australia from 1972-1978; when he became the Chairman of the Performing Arts Collections of South Australia he guided its development on a daily basis.

Digitisation information

Date

10/11/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,162 x 2,531 pixels (8.0 MP)

Size

8.03 MB

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