ArtistJames FlettDescriptionDetailed architectural etching depicting buildings of Carey Baptist Grammar School, featuring Urangeline at left and Laycock House (former boarding house) at right. Urangeline, an earlier residence, is shown partially screened by mature palm trees and garden plantings. Laycock House appears as a two-storey brick building with a tiled roof and restrained decorative detailing, presented prominently in the foreground.
The composition is rendered in fine, controlled linework with delicate cross-hatching, characteristic of etching. The viewpoint looks across an open lawn, emphasising the spatial relationship between the original house and later school buildings.
The print is a limited edition, numbered 26/50 in pencil at lower left, and signed by artist in pencil at lower right. Title inscribed in pencil at centre lower margin: “Carey Baptist Grammar School.”Historical notes
The print was a limited edition etching of Carey Baptist Grammar School by James Flett, numbered 26/50 in pencil at lower left, and signed “Jas Flett” in pencil at lower right. Title inscribed in pencil at centre lower margin: “Carey Baptist Grammar School.”
The work is referenced in the Carey Chronicle (1936), which records that copies were offered for sale to members at a price of £2/2/- (two guineas), with proceeds from each sale benefiting the Old Carey Grammarians Association.
James Edward Flett (9 May 1906 – 3 October 1986) was an Australian painter and author, remembered for fanciful watercolors, large linocut prints, and for histories of Victorian goldfields.
Date of creationBetween 1st January 1936 and 31st December 1936Year1936Inscription26/50Measurements39 x 52 cm (framed)TypeEtchingCollectionCarey Art Collection
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