Letters from Margo Lewers to Sydney Ancher concerning the construction of Ancher House, 22 March 1961-8 March 1962, May 1965

MLMSS 7913

fonds

22 March 1961-8 March 1962, May 1965

883517

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

Margo Lewers, an artist was the wife of scuptor and construction engineer, Gerald Lewers. In 1950 Gerald retired from Farley & Lewers to become a full-time sculptor, and the Lewers family moved to Emu Plains. In 1955, architect Sydney Ancher designed some alterations to the original house and in 1961 he designed a second house on the sight, known as Ancher House.

Ancher House, commissioned for Margo Lewers’ mother, was a collaboration between client and architect, especially in the use of materials and finishes, and the garden interface. Australian architect Sydney Ancher designed two major components of the Emu Plains house for Gerald and Margo Lewers – the Loungeroom addition (1955), and Ancher House (1962).

References:
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/ (accessed Jan. 20, 2010)

Penrith Regional Gallery. http://www.penrithregionalgallery.org/aboutus-architecture.php (accessed Jan. 20, 2010)

The collection of 15 letters from Margo Lewers to Sydney Ancher relating to the construction of Ancher House at Emu Plains built in 1961. They provide background information on the construction of Ancher House at the Lewers Gallery site.
A letter from architect Philip Cox to Sydney Ancher is also included.