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Library Purchases Panorama of Melbourne
11 November 2008
The State Library of Victoria has purchased A Panorama of Melbourne by Juan Davila with the help of the Library Foundation.
Juan Davila conceived the 12 metre long panorama when he was an Honorary Creative fellow at the Library in 2007. The Library plans to display the panorama publicly within two years.
Read from left to right, the grand panorama depicts the evolution of Melbourne's built environment, from the homes of the first Australians and the tent city of white settlement to the computer aided design of modern city buildings.
The work was printed on three four metre long sheets of paper in the studio of master printer Larry Rawlins. Printing the panels in one continuous register was a major achievement, and only two copies of the panorama have been made.
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