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"Derham Groves has written this illuminating story of an
exceptional but hitherto unsung Australian architect whose
distinctive designs in China as well as his homeland may still be
seen and enjoyed. In this book Groves has for the first time
revealed some characteristic strands of Arthur Purnell's talents,
whereby his subject's remarkable creativity is now clear for us to
enjoy." - Robert Irving, architecture historian and pupil of Arthur
Purnell Arthur Purnell's 'Forgotten' Architecture: Canton and Cars
focuses on two early phases in the career of the much overlooked
and underrated Australian architect, Arthur Purnell (1878-1964). In
1903, Purnell teamed up with the American engineer, Charles Paget
(1874-1933) in Canton, China. Between 1903 and 1910, Purnell and
Paget designed many important and impressive buildings, including
the Arnhold, Karberg & Co. building (1907), one of the first
reinforced concrete buildings in Southern China, and the South
China Cement Factory (1907), which would later become the
headquarters of Dr. Sun Yatsen (1866-1925), the first president of
the Republic of China. Not many architects can design a cement
factory fit for a president's palace! When Purnell returned to
Australia in 1910, he had to start again from scratch. As cars were
taking over from horses in a big way, he saw that designing for
cars would be the next big thing in architecture. The fledgling
Australian car industry was full of colourful, larger-than-life
characters like Col. Harley Tarrant (1860-1949), who built his
first car in 1897 and Australia's first petrol-fuelled car in 1901,
and Alec Barlow Sr. (1880-1937), the archetypal dodgy car salesman.
Purnell wanted in, designing many buildings for both men, including
early car factories and car showrooms. In this unique book, Groves
asks: why isn't Arthur Purnell more famous?
Australian Western in the Fifties: Kangaroo, Hopalong Cassidy on
Tour, and Whiplash looks at Australian Westerns from three points
of view-film, personal appearance, and television at the beginning,
middle, and end of the 1950s, the American Western's golden age. It
looks at three significant but "forgotten" cases: (1) Kangaroo: The
Australian Story, the first Technicolor film made in Australia,
produced by the Hollywood movie studio 20th Century Fox, directed
by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Lewis Milestone, starring
Maureen O'Hara, Peter Lawford, and Richard Boone. (2) The
successful goodwill tour of Australia by the Hollywood actor
William Boyd who played the film, radio, and television cowboy
Hopalong Cassidy. (3) The British-American produced black-and-white
TV series Whiplash, made in Australia and starring the Hollywood
actor Peter Graves. The American filmmakers' ignorance of Australia
meant they learned the hard way there was more to Australian
Westerns than simply replacing the prairie with the bush, bison
with kangaroos, and Native Americans with Aboriginals. Indeed, the
depiction of place and the presentation of Aboriginal culture are
two of the most intriguing aspects of Australian Westerns. In
retelling the filmmakers' stories, a unique picture of the
Australian film and television industry and everyday life during
the 1950s is revealed.
"Derham Groves has written this illuminating story of an
exceptional but hitherto unsung Australian architect whose
distinctive designs in China as well as his homeland may still be
seen and enjoyed. In this book Groves has for the first time
revealed some characteristic strands of Arthur Purnell's talents,
whereby his subject's remarkable creativity is now clear for us to
enjoy." - Robert Irving, architecture historian and pupil of Arthur
Purnell Arthur Purnell's 'Forgotten' Architecture: Canton and Cars
focuses on two early phases in the career of the much overlooked
and underrated Australian architect, Arthur Purnell (1878-1964). In
1903, Purnell teamed up with the American engineer, Charles Paget
(1874-1933) in Canton, China. Between 1903 and 1910, Purnell and
Paget designed many important and impressive buildings, including
the Arnhold, Karberg & Co. building (1907), one of the first
reinforced concrete buildings in Southern China, and the South
China Cement Factory (1907), which would later become the
headquarters of Dr. Sun Yatsen (1866-1925), the first president of
the Republic of China. Not many architects can design a cement
factory fit for a president's palace! When Purnell returned to
Australia in 1910, he had to start again from scratch. As cars were
taking over from horses in a big way, he saw that designing for
cars would be the next big thing in architecture. The fledgling
Australian car industry was full of colourful, larger-than-life
characters like Col. Harley Tarrant (1860-1949), who built his
first car in 1897 and Australia's first petrol-fuelled car in 1901,
and Alec Barlow Sr. (1880-1937), the archetypal dodgy car salesman.
Purnell wanted in, designing many buildings for both men, including
early car factories and car showrooms. In this unique book, Groves
asks: why isn't Arthur Purnell more famous?
A collection of projects by some University of Melbourne students
involving dolls made up to look like victims and villains from
Arthur Conan Doyle's books about Sherlock Holmes.
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