Dawn Smith, Cambridge House
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ArtistDawn Smith
Date made1975TypePaintingMaterialacrylic on board
timber frameSize760 mm (H) x 1165 mm (W) x 42 mm (D)DescriptionFramed painting on chip board depicting Cambridge House, Fairfield. Image features a two storey Victorian era house with verandah, three chimney stacks and an external stairway leading from driveway lined by trees and a garden with flame trees in bloom.
Date made1975TypePaintingMaterialacrylic on boardtimber frame
Size760 mm (H) x 1165 mm (W) x 42 mm (D)DescriptionFramed painting on chip board depicting Cambridge House, Fairfield. Image features a two storey Victorian era house with verandah, three chimney stacks and an external stairway leading from driveway lined by trees and a garden with flame trees in bloom.Details
SignatureArtist name signed bottom right hand side of painting "DAWN SMITH"Provenance and SignificanceThis painting has social significance as it demonstrates the value attached to Cambridge House by a wide cross-section of the Fairfield community.
Situated at the northern end of The Crescent, Cambridge House was the home of the pioneering Stimson family, who were well represented in politics, business and community affairs during Fairfield's formative years.NotesMrs Smith has been a member of the Macarthur Society of Artists since 1985 after learning to paint with Macarthur Leisure Painters.
Origin: Villawood, New South Wales, Australia
Provenance and SignificanceThis painting has social significance as it demonstrates the value attached to Cambridge House by a wide cross-section of the Fairfield community. Situated at the northern end of The Crescent, Cambridge House was the home of the pioneering Stimson family, who were well represented in politics, business and community affairs during Fairfield's formative years.
NotesMrs Smith has been a member of the Macarthur Society of Artists since 1985 after learning to paint with Macarthur Leisure Painters.Origin: Villawood, New South Wales, Australia
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Dawn Smith, Cambridge House. Fairfield City Heritage Collection, accessed 22/05/2025, https://heritagecollection.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/956