Australian National Gallery photographs of exhibitions of drawings by aboriginals

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Accession[1988.0061] PAPERS OF FRANCES DERHAMIdentifierUMA-ITE-1988006100919Scope and ContentIncludes 20 photos from an exhibition featuring drawings and paintings by Aboriginal children from Hermannsburg (NT), Aurukun (QLD) and Malabunga (Papua New Guinea) 14 April - 20 May 1984: paintings of village scenes at Malabunga; bark paintings by children at Aurukun mission in 1948; 'The Finke River in flood' 1938 in pastel and pencil drawing by Arnold; landscape scene with two planes 1938 in pastel by Billy; landscape scene of a gap in the ranges 1938 in pastel by Edwin Pareroultua; drawing of a basket of flowers by a girl at Hermannsburg; landscape scene of a gap in the ranges with figure on camel and plane flying overhead 1938 by Henry; drawing of the old mission featuring a car and houses 1938 by Nikie; painting of the church on Sunday at Aurukun mission; drawings and paintings of masked dancers and fire from Malabunga used for boys initiation ceremonies; circular painting of a shield design collected by Frances Derham from Aurukun in 1948; drawings and paintings on paper or bark of 'building our house' and 'the pig hunt' at Aurukun; drawing of plane in pastel by Claude; drawings of the mission in pastel; finger paintings from Hermannsburg 1938 of the Old Mission buildings, a goanna and hunting motifs, and a donkey; landscape drawing by Massey 1938 at Hermannsburg; drawings of a camel by Herbert Raberaba 1938 at Hermannsburg; landscape drawing by Claude 1938 at Hermannsburg; drawing of emus being chased by a dog by Enos Namatjira 1938 at Hermannsburg. KEYWORDS: Aboriginal, Indigenous, child, art, pastel, drawing, painting, finger painting, landscape, exhibition, Hermannsburg, Aurukun, Malabunga, mission.Access StatusOpen for public accessAccess ConditionsAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this item may contain images or names of deceased persons in photographs or printed material.
Some material may contain terms that reflect authors' views, or those of the period in which the item was written or recorded but may not be considered appropriate today. These views are not necessarily the views of the University of Melbourne. While the information may not reflect current understanding, it is provided in an historical context.Request TypeRequest unitUnit1988.0061 Unit 0050

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CreatorDerham, FrancesRoleProvenance

Dates

Date14-20 May 1984

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Previous System ID1988.0061.00919

Subjects

SubjectAboriginal AustraliansArt - Art motifs - LandscapeArt - Childrens artArt - DrawingsArt - ExhibitionsArt - Finger paintingArt - PaintingArt - Painting - BarkIndigenous AustraliansReligions - Christianity - MissionsSubject (Place)Ntaria / Hermannsburg (South Central NT SF53-13)AurukunAputula / Finke (South Central NT SG53-06)

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Australian National Gallery photographs of exhibitions of drawings by aboriginals