Hi
ODK History Lovers,
The more I read about "Mr Victa" -
Mervyn Victor Richardson - the more I am amazed.
His rise to fame and fortune was astounding. But he had taste as well!
Coming from Queensland as I do, Millionaires and taste are not synonymous.
One only has to look at all those Gold Coast canal
costalottas to see that: UGLY.
Mervyn was an enigma -Take this extract from
The Australian Dictionary of Biography -
Richardson enjoyed the fame and trappings of life as a 'self-made' millionaire.
He indulged in sports cars and ballroom dancing, yet still took a cut lunch in a paper bag
to work each day. His life was the subject of a number of articles in popular magazines.
At Pittwater he delighted in showing off the amphibious-aircraft hangar and boatshed
of his ultra-modern house, Kumale, designed by the architect Peter Muller.Peter Muller is one of our great architects. He was heavily influenced by the
American master
Frank Lloyd Wright. I had always been a big fan of Wright's work.
[Just Google 'Fallingwater' to get the idea].
So what was Richardson's new 1957 house like?Have a video look at the house here:-
[VIDEO REMOVED - NLA] RESOURCES:-You may also like to orient yourself at Google Maps:http://goo.gl/maps/xAxkThe beautiful B&W photos (below) are credited to Australia's
most famous photographer
Max Dupain.
References:http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/richardson-mervyn-victor-11517http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Muller_(architect)
All very interesting.-------------------------------------
JACK