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01 April 2022
Curator and researcher, Alisa Bunbury will be presenting her work ‘Getting to the art of it: early images of Norfolk Island’ during her visit to Norfolk in April.
About Alisa Bunbury: “Alisa Bunbury is the Grimwade Collection Curator at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, responsible for researching, acquiring for, presenting and publishing on the Australiana collection gathered by Sir Russell Grimwade and bequeathed to the University by Sir Russell and Lady Mab Grimwade. Between 2002 and 2017 she was Curator of Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Victoria, and prior to that Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs at the Art Gallery of South Australia (1999–2002). Her specialisation is in the art of early colonial Australia, in particular works on paper: drawings, watercolours, prints and illustrated books.”
National Library of Australia website: The Eastern Isle: Norfolk Island in colonial art and writings
‘Getting to the art of it: Early images of Norfolk Island’ presentation times:
Tuesday 5th April 10.30am and 5.00pm Christian’s Cave (Queen Elizabeth Avenue, drive past Hillie’s Restaurant cattle grid and drive up Pitcairn Settler’s Tour driveway. Parking available.)
Please put this in your calendar and come ready with questions! The same presentation will be repeated so people have the option of attending before or after work. Both locals and visitors are welcome.
Bethany Holland
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