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"South Australia Illustrated: Colonial Painting in the Land of Promise" on view in Adelaide |
| July 7th, 2012 01:35:07 am |
ADELAIDE.- The Art Gallery of South Australia brings the states remarkable history to life with South Australia Illustrated: colonial painting in the Land of Promise, through 5 August 2012. This survey of the development of painting in South Australia from the commencement of colonisation in 1836, through to Federation in 1901 offers new insights and research into this often-overlooked aspect of Australias art history, as well as a rare opportunity to see the states past as never before. One of the most important exhibitions of South Australias historical colonial art ever mounted, South Australia Illustrated shows how, from Adelaides founding 175 years ago, a dynamic art scene took shape and made a distinctive contribution to Australian colonial art, said Nick Mitzevich, Director, Art Gallery of South Australia. What remains is a rich record of the colonys |
Source Reference http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=56369 |
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