Sycamore Tree Restaurant

Date: 1979-1983

From: Einhorn, Helmut, 1911-1988: Plans, sketchbooks, drawings, and photographs

Reference: E-270-f

Description: Einhorn sketches (photocopies and originals) mounted on 76 pages of collage album. Album features two sketches and title pasted on cover "Wellington Kaleidoscope Drawn by H. Einhorn". Some sketches are signed with initials "H. E." and variously dated 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1983. Subject matter includes landscapes, streetscapes, and scenery, churches, boats and yachts, people, flowers and other still life settings, birds, and vehicles. Wellington buildings and businesses, including Michael Fowler Centre, The Sycamore Tree Restaurant, and Eden Books are depicted. Also sketches of musical instruments and musicians, and one inscribed "MM Marcel Marceau-Milne" depicting hands. Title transcribed from item. Typescript of text for album at MS-Papers-12299. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with screw binding, 76 pages with mounted black and white, and colour sketches (including photocopies), 320 x 440 mm. Transfers: Loose original sketches originally laid in album now at A-476 with other sketches relating to this album..

Date: 1979

From: Einhorn, Helmut, 1911-1988 :[Preparatory sketches for Wellington kaleidoscope, for Ester. 1979-1985]

Reference: B-181-023

Description: Shows a flight of steps with buildings up each side. At the right is a sign for the Sycamore Tree Restaurant. The Sycamore Tree Restaurant was located at 156 Willis Street in 1980 (see Wellington 1980 phonebook) The image is reproduced in Einhorn's "Wellington kaleidoscope, for Ester", page 20 (left side of page) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and felt marker on sheet, 412 x 292 mm. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-1779.