WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding the value, valuation date, purchase reason, vendor, and location of six artworks by Howard Taylor at Fremantle Ports. Most were donated, not purchased.

AnsweredQoN 512Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 November 2005
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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(b) the value of each piece of artwork; (c) the date of the most recent valuation of the artwork; (d) the reason for the purchase of each piece of artwork; (e) the name of the person or company from which the artwork was purchased; and (f) where each piece of artwork is currently located?
(c) the date of the most recent valuation of the artwork; (d) the reason for the purchase of each piece of artwork; (e) the name of the person or company from which the artwork was purchased; and (f) where each piece of artwork is currently located?
(d) the reason for the purchase of each piece of artwork; (e) the name of the person or company from which the artwork was purchased; and (f) where each piece of artwork is currently located?
(e) the name of the person or company from which the artwork was purchased; and (f) where each piece of artwork is currently located?
(f) where each piece of artwork is currently located?
The items are: (i) Portunus 1964 Glass Tile Mosaic (ii) Eastern Mural 1964 Photographic and Brass (iii) Trees Mural 1962 Oil on Board (16 panels + wooden structures) (iv) Fauna Mural 1962 Oil on Board (21 panels) (v) Wildflowers Mural 1960 Oil on Wood (27 panels + wooden structures) (vi) Birds Mural 1960 Oil & Zinc coated steel (21 images) (b) (i) $269,000 (ii) $336,000 (iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(i) Portunus 1964 Glass Tile Mosaic (ii) Eastern Mural 1964 Photographic and Brass (iii) Trees Mural 1962 Oil on Board (16 panels + wooden structures) (iv) Fauna Mural 1962 Oil on Board (21 panels) (v) Wildflowers Mural 1960 Oil on Wood (27 panels + wooden structures) (vi) Birds Mural 1960 Oil & Zinc coated steel (21 images) (b) (i) $269,000 (ii) $336,000 (iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(ii) Eastern Mural 1964 Photographic and Brass (iii) Trees Mural 1962 Oil on Board (16 panels + wooden structures) (iv) Fauna Mural 1962 Oil on Board (21 panels) (v) Wildflowers Mural 1960 Oil on Wood (27 panels + wooden structures) (vi) Birds Mural 1960 Oil & Zinc coated steel (21 images) (b) (i) $269,000 (ii) $336,000 (iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(iii) Trees Mural 1962 Oil on Board (16 panels + wooden structures) (iv) Fauna Mural 1962 Oil on Board (21 panels) (v) Wildflowers Mural 1960 Oil on Wood (27 panels + wooden structures) (vi) Birds Mural 1960 Oil & Zinc coated steel (21 images) (b) (i) $269,000 (ii) $336,000 (iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(iv) Fauna Mural 1962 Oil on Board (21 panels) (v) Wildflowers Mural 1960 Oil on Wood (27 panels + wooden structures) (vi) Birds Mural 1960 Oil & Zinc coated steel (21 images) (b) (i) $269,000 (ii) $336,000 (iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(v) Wildflowers Mural 1960 Oil on Wood (27 panels + wooden structures) (vi) Birds Mural 1960 Oil & Zinc coated steel (21 images) (b) (i) $269,000 (ii) $336,000 (iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(vi) Birds Mural 1960 Oil & Zinc coated steel (21 images) (b) (i) $269,000 (ii) $336,000 (iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(b) (i) $269,000 (ii) $336,000 (iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(ii) $336,000 (iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(iii) $403,000 (iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(iv) $403,000 (v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(v) $269,000 (vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(vi) $403,000 (c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation (d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(d) Refer to (e) (e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased (f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building
(f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building

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Answered
3 January 2006
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
42 days
(a) Excluding item (ii) below all items were donated by the artist, the Late Howard Taylor and as such were not purchased. These items include mosaics and murals, which were included when the Fremantle Ports administration building and the Passenger Terminal were constructed in the 1960's. They are attached to walls of heritage-registered buildings.
The items are:
(i) Portunus 1964 Glass Tile Mosaic
(ii) Eastern Mural 1964 Photographic and Brass
(iii) Trees Mural 1962 Oil on Board (16 panels + wooden structures)
(iv) Fauna Mural 1962 Oil on Board (21 panels)
(v) Wildflowers Mural 1960 Oil on Wood (27 panels + wooden structures)
(vi) Birds Mural 1960 Oil & Zinc coated steel (21 images)
(b) (i) $269,000
(ii) $336,000
(iii) $403,000
(iv) $403,000
(v) $269,000
(vi) $403,000
(c) 17 January 1997 plus allowance for inflation
(d) Refer to (e)
(e) In all cases the artist was the late Howard Taylor, with only item (ii) purchased
(f) These artworks are located in either Fremantle Ports Overseas Passenger Terminal or the Administration Office Building

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