AuthorKeane, SimonDescriptionBiographical research paper. Includes detailed list of works and comprehensive (13 leaves) bibliography From introduction to 'Early Days' paper: Pietro Porcelli was Western Australia's first local sculptor. He created bronze and stone memorials of several of outstanding citizens and many War Memorials to soldiers of the First World War. This paper is an attempt to vindicate the memory of an artist who made a significant contribution to the cultural history of this State. Includes details of the Marmion, C.Y. O'Connor and Maitland Brown memorials, Tom Edwards memorial fountain, and the Fremantle Fallen Sailors' Soldiers and Airmen's Memorial (commonly referred to as the War Memorial) on Monument HillImprint[unpublished typescript]; [1982] Western Australian Historical Society 1981Collation[n.p.] ; 30cm ill., port. 22 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published1981NotesAn earlier draft of this paper appears in Early Days : journal and proceedings of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society. Vol. 8, pt. 5 (1981). pp. 9-28ISSN0312-6145Dewey ClassB/PORPublication FormatBook
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Keane, Simon, Signor Pietro G. Porcelli, sculptor, 1872-1943. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 29/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/23962
