Advertiser January 27, 1928 The picture “Ghosts of Menin Gate,” which has been presented to Australia by Lord Woolavington (formerly Sir James Buchanan) was painted by Mr. Will Longstaff, who is an old resident of Eltham. Mr. Longstaff lived here for a good number of years, and enlisted when the war broke out, subsequently attaining the rank of captain, and being the […]
Category: ART & Literature
Sussex Neighbourhood House Community Quilt
In May 2007, the participants of Sussex Neighbourhood House celebrated Neighbourhood House Week with the launch of a beautiful community quilt created by the many groups who regularly meet at the neighbourhood house. Each panel of the quilt was created by a group within the House, and the process of creating the concept for the […]
Sonia Skipper
Sonia Skipper, a founding artist of Montsalvat died in 2008. A Retrospective of her work was held at Monstsalvat, Eltham in January 2009. The paintings span a lifetime of work and include pieces from her early paintings under the tuition of Justus Jörgensen to recent pastel works on paper. Sonia grew up around Ivanhoe and […]