BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Geelong Regional Libraries X-WR-CALNAME:Geelong Regional Libraries BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6849f55d-a3df-4491-bc54-a8b9986c99dc SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260726T133616Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250325T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250325T150000 SUMMARY:AUTHOR TALK: "No Place Quite Like it" LOCATION:Ocean Grove Library\nOcean Grove Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ocean Grove Library;X-APPL E-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Ocean Grove Library:geo:-38.2661458,144.5225086 GEO:-38.2661458;144.5225086 DESCRIPTION:Join us for this presentation as author David Rathgen delves i nto the life and legacy of Walter Withers (1854-1914)\, a significant yet often overlooked figure in Australian art. .\nhttps://grlc.libnet.info/eve nt/12463764 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for this presentation as author Da vid Rathgen delves into the life and legacy of Walter Withers (1854-1914)\ , a significant yet often overlooked figure in Australian art. A key membe r of the Heidelberg School\, Withers was a pioneering landscape artist who captured the unique beauty of Australia in its own colors. His journey is shaped by his family's transformation from humble Birmingham origins to w ealth and status through tobacco and twine\, a shift that created tensions with his artistic ambitions.

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In this book\, I explore how Walter Withers developed his artistic talent\, his decision to pursue painting as a career\, and the factors that led him to choose Australia as his artist ic home. Through his travels across Victoria&mdash\;from the Bellarine to Ballarat&mdash\;Withers painted a vibrant portrait of Australia\, forever marking his place in the history of Australian art.

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