![Robert Juniper painting 1977](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2023-10/slwa_b2435548_7.jpg?h=c28403de&itok=cotUeNsg)
WA history
Robert Litchfield Juniper was an artist, art teacher, illustrator, painter, printmaker and sculptor, whose art captured the rough scruffiness of the Australian bush.
![Fence lineHouse in field Watercolour by Fred Flood](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2022-11/Fence%20line_House%20in%20field%20%28slwa_pic_b3036775_034%29.jpg?h=ccc1fdc3&itok=3aUhIiTR)
Watercolours by Fred Flood
Frederick William Flood (1881-1965) was an artist, painter and photographer. Flood had an eclectic mix of subjects and photographic styles. This collection focuses on his watercolours of Perth and rural scenes.
![The Government House at Perth West Australia art original Engraving published in Illustrated London News 19 March 1864 page 20](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2022-11/The%20Government%20House%20at%20Perth%2C%20West%20Australia%20%5Bart%20original%5D%20Collection%20of%20early%20photographs%20and%20drawings%20of%20Perth%20scenes%3B%20BA1476.jpg?h=22dee3b6&itok=-E1t-_Sh)
The State Library holds around 1000 individual artworks that highlight and document the history of WA through visual representation and artistic responses to events, places and periods in time.
![Original illustration from the book Our stories Ten Pound Pom Liz Anelli](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2021-09/TenPoundPom.jpg?h=3b573daa&itok=9M08O6tP)
Tilbury Docks
This short animation shows how Liz Annelli created the illustrations for Ten Pound Pom using a combination of techniques
![Illustration from Tales from outer suburbia by Shaun Tan](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2021-09/PWC-112_Illustration%20from%20Tales%20from%20outer%20suburbia%20by%20Shaun%20Tan.jpg?h=dce1fb60&itok=eSSOwUZC)
With illustrations dating from 1920 to the present day, the Peter Williams Collection collection showcases the artistry and diversity of Australia’s picture books. Discover highlights, exhibitions, interviews with creators and materials about the illustration process.
![Styleworts Rica Erickson](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2022-03/ACC%201709AD-2-9%20Plate%208%20Styleworts_0.jpg?h=3a257c6c&itok=G2VwHJLZ)
WA history
A life-long love for research and history meant Dr Rica Erickson was a regular at the State Library.