Tram 1987

GOWER, Elizabeth

Registration number

1646781

Artist/maker

GOWER, Elizabeth

Title

Tram

Production date

1987

Medium

synthetic polymer paint on drafting paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

37 x 147 cm

Credit line

Purchased, 2015
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection Courtesy the artist and Sutton Gallery

Keywords

Elizabeth Gower, Tram, Victorian Ministry for the Arts Painted Tram Project for 1988, 1987

Summary

From 1978 to 1993 some 36 W-class trams were painted as artworks, as part of the Transporting Art project. The idea was conceived in early 1978 by Lord Mayor Irvin Rockman and artist Clifton Pugh. 'Tram' was Elizabeth Gower’s successful proposal for 1987.