Title

A rage for curiosity: Visualising Australia 1788-1830.

Venues

State Library Of New South Wales (1 September 1997 – 1 February 1998)

Date

(1997 – 1998)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (NSW).

Curator

Neville, Richard.

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

Examination of the visual representation of the Aboriginal people in the early colonial period; historical context of the collection of Aboriginal objects and relics discussed; intellectual and artistic references; includes artists - Lewin, Watling, Revenet, Petit, Arago, Browne, Lycett, Earle, Rodius, Carmichael; modes of representation - classicism and caricature; use of images in official histories and popular press; use of images in colonial discourse. [NLA]

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15 Jul 2024