Picture palaces of the golden west
Vyonne Geneve and Ron Facius.

Publisher
West Perth, WA : National Trust of Australia (WA) | 2016

Summary
"Picture Palaces of the Golden Westfocuses on the built form and exotic decor of the picture theatres in the art deco era in Western Australia while placing them in the continuum of the earliest advent of film to the present time. Based on seminal research by Vyonne Geneve at The University of Western Australia, this book draws on long-held memories and well-remembered incidents brought to life by the drawings of designer Ron Facius, which capture the ambience of the buildings and the excitement they brought to Western Australia. The publication also documents the changing attitudes to architectural form and societal expectations, due in no small part to the influence of the movies in this isolated Australian state." - back cover.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS: CIVIC, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, ETC. AUSTRALIAN. 

Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224) and index.

Physical Description
231 pages, 74 pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles (some colour), black and white plans, portraits (some colour) ; 24 x 29 cm.

Dewey Call Number
791.4309 GEN

Museum Call Number
XXX

ISBN
9780646946962 (pbk.)
064694696X

Subjects
Motion picture theaters -- Australia -- Western Australia -- History.
Motion picture theaters -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Design.
Historic buildings -- Australia -- Western Australia -- History.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Australia -- Western Australia.
Art deco (Architecture) -- Australia -- Western Australia.
Architecture -- Australia -- Western Australia -- History.
Motion picture theaters -- Western Australia -- History.
Motion picture theaters -- Western Australia -- Design.
Historical buildings -- Western Australia -- History.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Western Australia.
Art deco (Architecture) -- Western Australia.
Architecture -- Western Australia -- History -- 20th century.
Western Australia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.

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