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â€˜Mother and Childâ€™ by G. W. Bot

This linocut print, Mother and Child (1985), by artist G. W. Bot depicts a Madonna and child scene in which the frame is occupied almost exclusively by a Virgin Mary figure holding a child. Although held by a private collector, the piece was…

Tags: art, child, Christ, devotional, exhibition, G. W. Bot, icon, infant Jesus, Madonna, Mary, medieval painters, Mother, Mother and Child, religious art, spirituality, Virgin Mary

Centennial International Exhibition Parade

An illustration of a street parade in Collins Street, Melbourne, drawn from the perspective of the Treasury Buildings. Crowds of spectators line the street to watch as a procession of horse-drawn floats and trade banners are paraded along Collins…

Extraordinary Stories Exhibition, Perth

These photographs are of advertising for the Extraordinary Stories exhibition at the Perth branch of the Western Australian Museum. The signs feature a photograph of a queen piece from the twelfth century Isle of Lewis chess set found in modern-day…

Flying Car, Harry Potter Exhibition, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

One of two photographs associated with Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from November 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012. This photograph shows the Ford Anglia that was enchanted so that it could fly. The car appeared in…

Tags: alchemy, basilisk, car, castle, chess, dragon, exhibition, Ford Anglia, giant, goblin, Harry Potter, hippogriff, knight, Lewis Island chess set, New South Wales, NSW, pixie, poster, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, troll, unicorn, witch, wizard

Harry Potter Exhibition, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

One of two photographs associated with Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from November 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012. This photograph shows a poster advertising the exhibition. Although set in a magical version of the…

Tags: alchemy, castle, chess, dragon, exhibition, giant, goblin, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, knight, Lewis Island chess set, New South Wales, NSW, poster, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, unicorn, witch, wizard

Love and Devotions: from Persia and beyond, Melbourne

This photograph shows banners advertising the ‘Love and Devotions: from Persia and beyond’ exhibition at the State Library of Victoria. The banners form an image taken from a Persian manuscript. The exhibition features Persian manuscripts…

Tags: advertisement, banner, Bodleian Libraries, exhibition, illustration, Love and Devotions: from Persia and beyond, manuscript, Melbourne, Mughal India, Ottoman Turkey, Oxford University, Persia, sign, State Library of Victoria, Vic, Victoria

Melbourne's Centennial International Exhibition by Night

An image of the Royal Exhibition Building lit up at night during the Centennial International Exhibition in 1888, from the Illustrated Australian News. The Royal Exhibition Building was designed by architect Joseph Reed and completed in 1880. The…

Modelling Display by Student Teachers

This photograph of a replica medieval monastery was featured in Melbourne newspaper The Argus in 1937. It was constructed by student teachers at the Teachers Training College as part of an exhibition of works, and was designed as a modelling task for…

Tags: bell tower, children, class, classroom, Cloisters, college, curriculum, display, ecclesiastical building, education, exhibition, medieval monastery, modelling, school, student teachers, students, Teachers Training College

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