Friday, February 22, 2013

Recording a Vision: Marion Mahony Griffin's Renderings of Canberra

Associate Professor Christopher Vernon, University of Western Australia, will speak on "Recording a Vision" about  Marion Mahony Griffin's Renderings of Canberra, at the National Archives in Canberra, 1 Mar 2013:

Speakers Corner- Design 29: Recording a Vision

About this event

Hear the 'bigger picture' story of the Griffin plans for Canberra. Griffin scholar Christopher Vernon shows how Marion Mahony Griffin's graphic technique evolved, and sheds new light on the talented assistants who helped produce her exquisite renderings of the national capital. For example - who were Roy, Gertrude and George, and how did they help the Griffins express their vision for Canberra?

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