Papers of Lois Evans relating to the Parliament House Embroidery Committee, 1986-1987
- Bib ID:
- 7053806
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Evans, Lois, 1937-
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1986 and 1987]
- 0.6 m (1 large folio item)
- Summary:
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Presentation album of annotated photographs, clippings and some correspondence kept by Lois Evans as a member of the Parliament House Embroidery Committee. Parliament House's 16-metre-long Great Hall Embroidery tells the story of the settlement of Australia, from pre-European times to 1900. It was designed by artist Kay Lawrence and is the handwork of over 500 embroiderers from all of the Australian state and territory Embroiderers' Guilds. The work was conceived in 1980 and completed in time for Parliament House's opening in 1988. The design of 31 panels incorporated imagery unique to each state and territory, as well as themes common across the nation. Each guild worked on a section of the embroidery that was about two metres wide.
- Biography/History:
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Teacher; member of the Embroiderers Guild and the Craft Council; coordinator of ACT Guild of the Parliament House Embroidery Committee.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference number: MS 10225.
- Related Material:
- Lois Evans interviewed by Kay Lawrence in the Parliament House embroiderers oral history project; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 6138/4.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1986-1987
- Other authors/contributors:
- Parliament House Embroidery Committee
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Lois Evans' copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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