Phil Goatcher b. 23 November 1851

Also known as Phillip William Goatcher
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
Phillip William Goatcher, a theatrical scene painter, was born in England in 1851, trained in 1867 as an apprentice scene painter in Melbourne, where he returned as a star scenic artist in 1890, after a long career in New York. In 1903 he left the eastern states with his son James Goatcher for Perth, WA, where they went into business as "Phil W. Goatcher & Son", shop and house decorators.
Tags: set design, decorator, Wunderlich, interior design
creator of
Come unto me all ye who labour mural, All Saints, Collie WA
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URL
http://svc249.wic015v.server-web.com/archive/imagesearch.cfm#title
 
creator of
Bay of Naples act drop, Town Hall, Boulder WA
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URL
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arostron/3838783157/

The Boulder Town Hall suffered minor structural damage in the earthquake of April 2010. The act drop was not damaged

 
creator of
Ceiling painted as allegory of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Block Arcade, Melbourne
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URL
http://melbournecurious.blogspot.com/2010/07/block-arcade-spectacular-ceilings.html

This heritage listed ceiling can still be seen in the Chelsea fashion boutique which now occupies the original Singer premises

 
creator of
Interior decoration of Singer Sewing Machine showroom, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney
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URL
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/index.php/2010/12/show-room-of-the-singer-manufacturing-company-queen-victoria-market-buildings-sydney/
 
creator of
Interior decoration of Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, Sydney
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Theatre demolished

 
creator of
Untitled (design for act drop)
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URL
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/slv-pic-aab38724