Australia Victorian Centenary

‘this will be the place for a village’.....Well it has certainly developed into more than a village!  A poster from 1934 commissioned to promote the Victorian and Melbourne Centenary Celebrations held in the 1934/35 season.  A wonderful piece of Australian memorabilia.

Condition: A

"Trompf’s posters generally feature simple narratives, bold colours and forms, strong light and dramatic elements. This poster, however, is perhaps more graphically complex than is typical for the artist, presenting an historical narrative fraught from the perspective of our own time. In this, the ghostly figure of a ‘heroic’ John Batman stands on the banks of the Yarra, surveying the modern city across the waters, his famous words printed alongside: ‘this will be the place for a village’. Shaped by the ideological framework of its own time, this centenary poster situates Batman as the beneficent founding father of Melbourne, from whose efforts advancement was made possible. "

From https://citycollection.melbourne.vic.gov.au/poster-victorian-and-melbourne-centenary-celebrations-australia/

Artist: Trompf

Year: 1934

Dimensions: W 63.5cm x H 50.5cm