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	Napier Waller Prometheus Mural - Foyer, Monash House 15-33 William Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6440	Waller's "Prometheus" is significant at the Regional level. Until his death in 1972, Waller was a highly-esteemed creator of large-scale decorative schemes (stained glass, mural and Mosaic) for major public and ecclesiastical buildings. However, the peak of his celebrity occurred during the thirties, forties and fifties. It was then that his Deco-inspired style of mythologising and streamlined figuration crystallised as a popular idiom for works of public art. With its sense of ... more	B6440	Regional

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Napier Waller Prometheus Mural - Foyer, Monash House

15-33 William Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6440

Waller's "Prometheus" is significant at the Regional level. Until his death in 1972, Waller was a highly-esteemed creator of large-scale decorative schemes (stained glass, mural and Mosaic) for major public and ecclesiastical buildings. However, the peak of his celebrity occurred during the thirties, forties and fifties. It was then that his Deco-inspired style of mythologising and streamlined figuration crystallised as a popular idiom for works of public art. With its sense of ... more

B6440

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