Ashton family drawings, painting, prints, architectural plans, photographs and realia, 1893-ca. 1981

PXA 1526
PXD 1178
PXE 1246
R 1166
R 1167

fonds

1893-ca. 1981

Graphic Materials, Objects, Architectural and Technical Drawings, Photographs, Drawings, Paintings, Prints

908908

Approximately 430 photographs - 37 x 48 cm and smaller
43 drawings - 76 x 29 cm and smaller
Approximately 30 architectural drawings - 98 x 79 cm and smaller
1 painting - oil - 14 x 11.5 cm
3 prints - 31.5 x 40 cm and smaller
1 printing plate - copper
16 coins

Adrian Ashton (1906-1981) was a prominent architect and son of the artist Will Ashton (1881-1963).

SIR WILLIAM (WILL) ASHTON

PXD 1178/Box 1
Head of a man, blue crayon.
Drawing of a boat on grey paper, pencil.
"Pont Philip IV, Paris", print.
"Trees at Narrabeen", 1908, pencil, original drawing for "An Australian Landscape" exhibited at The Royal Academy, London, 1913.
"Millet devant sa maison", by F. Jacque, etching.
"Jug of Flowers", by Margaret Preston, print.
Photograph of Daryl and Lionel Lindsay.
Two photographs of Will Ashton.
Photograph of a painting of Lionel Lindsay by William Dargie, inscribed by Lindsay.
Photograph "Driving the last Spike in the S & W Railway Charleville November 19th 1817".

PXA 1526/Box 1
Drawings from two sketchbooks, pencil.
Head of a girl, oil painting.

PXA 1526/Box 2
Photographs of oil paintings.

R 1166
Copper etching plate depicting a row of houses.

ADRIAN ASHTON

PHOTOGRAPHS

PXA 1526/Box 3
Domestic Architectur.
State Theatre, Sydney.
Churches (32). Includes St Anne's, Bondi; St Charles', Ryde; St Joseph's, Enfield; St Thomas, North Sydney; Mosman Congregational Church.

PXA 1526/Box 4
Flats.
Erskineville housing.
Art Gallery of NSW.
Guild Halls in England.
Tasmanian Historical Buildings.

PXE 1246/Box 1
Australian Sculpture.
Conventions, Meetings, Dinners, Openings, Presentations etc. 1940s-1960s.
Halls of Residence, University of NSW (with text).
A.I.M. (Australian Institute of Metals) Conference, 1971..
"Illustrations for A.A. [Adrian Ashton] Book", photographs, news cuttings, other printed material.

PXE 1246/Box 2
"Photographs of My Jobs", 1930s-1940s.

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS & PLANS
PXD 1178/Box 2
Extension of Eastern [Fish] Market, Woolloomooloo, 1893
Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board Water Supply and Distribution System, 1951.
Sketch Plans for six Sydney suburban residences.
Key Home Plans - Sydney Morning Herald Prize Homes, plans, photographs and news cuttings, 1947
Sketch plans for a wine cellar[?], with news cuttings, 1969.
Master Builders Association of NSW Headquarters Competition Perspective Sketch.

DRAWINGS & PRINTS
PXD 1178/Folder 3
Caricature of Adrian Ashton by Kerwin Maegraith, 1957, ink.
Caricature of Adrian Ashton by Tony Rafty, 1970, ink.
Sydney Hospital by Cedric Emannuel, print.
Designs for School of Architecture Year Book, 1930, pencil, and Architectural Club Annual Ball, 1930, ink & print.

REALIA
R 1167
"Changeover Souvenir 14th February 1966, Australia". Plastic wallet containing pre and post decimal coins.
"Britain's First Decimal Coins". Plastic wallet containing first decimal coins.

Forms part of
(1) Architectural plans and drawings, 1908-1980 / Adrian Olsson Ashton at PXD 493,
(2) Sketches, ca. 1907-1935 / William Ashton at PX*D 293
(3) Ashton family papers, 1891-1979 at MLMSS 4141.

Access via appointment - Applies to R 1166 and R 1167

Copyright restrictions may apply: Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of creator plus 70 years.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

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