Edward Hulme - artist's early landscape of Stanley Village overlooking the plateau and hills. There are 3 miners in the foreground washing the gravel by a cradle with 2 tall eucalypts to the left. Outlying dwellings and a water-race also feature.E.Hulme clel & lith. Ladd and Carr. imp. Reproduction company for National Library, Australia

Born: Yorkshire, England 1850; Arrived Australia: before 1874; Died: 1908RealismLedger Gift, 1975Rural landscape setting with horse, dogs and a figure heading towards a house. Gold brushed grey painted frame.Recto: Signed “J A Turner / 1889” in black paint l.l.c of composition; Not titledlandscape, figure, animals, house, colonial, trees, australian art

Born: Casterton, Victoria, Australia 1887; Died: 1935TonalismGift of an anonymous donor, 1978Seaside landscape with trees, grass and rocks. Old gold coloured timber frame.Recto: Signed “C Beckett” in brown paint l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledseascape, landscape, trees, water, australian art

Born: Dorchester, Dorset, England 1856; Arrived Melbourne 1869; Died: Kallista, Victoria, Australia 1931Heidelberg SchoolLedger Gift, 1978Rural landscape with dirt road. Copper coloured timber frame.Recto: Signed "Tom Roberts. 24." in white paint l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, trees, bush, road, hill, forest; australian art

Born: Enmore, New South Wales, Australia 1883; Died:1937ImpressionismLedger Gift, 1980Seaside landscape with sailing boats and lighthouse. Gold painted timber frame.Recto: Signed “CHARLES BRYANT.” in brown paint l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledseascape, boats, building, marine, sunset, australian art

Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1855; Died: 1917Heidelberg SchoolLedger Gift, 1980Landscape with house, golden hills and trees. Painted bronze gesso frame.Recto: Signed “F McCubbin” in brown paint in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, rock, house, australian art

Born: Mt Duneed, Victoria, Australia 1867; Died: Olinda, Victoria, Australia 1943Heidelberg SchoolGift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980Flat rural landscape with sheep and standing figure. Black stained timber frame.Recto: Signed “A Streeton“ in brown paint l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, animals, figure, trees, summer, australian art

Born: Birmingham, England 1854; Arrived Australia 1882; Died: 1914Heidelberg SchoolLedger Gift, 1980Rural landscape with grazing sheep and trees. Gold brushed grey painted timber frame. Recto: Signed "Walter Withers" in brown paint l.r.c of composition; Dated: "~ 10 ~" in brown paint; Not titledlandscape, animals, trees, sheep, australian art

Born: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1860; Died: Surrey Hills, New South Wales, Australia 1940 Heidelberg SchoolLedger Gift, 1984Rural landscape and rustic house surrounded by trees. Gold painted timber frame.Recto: Signed "C. Southern" in brown paint l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, rural, house, trees, australian art

Born: Casterton, Victoria, Australia 1887; Died: 1935TonalismLedger Gift, 1988Urban landscape with view of partial house, trees and figures. Gold brushed wooden frame.Recto: Signed "C.Beckett" in red paint l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, house, figures, trees, australian art

Born: Mt Torrens, South Australia, Australia 1872; Died: 1947ImpressionismLedger Gift, 1988Figure in blue dress lying on grass under trees reading. Gold painted frame.Recto: Signed "M.Tuck" in brown paint l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, figure, reading, trees, blossom, spring, australian art

Born: Florence, Tuscany, Italy 1844; Arrived Australia 1885; Died: St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1893ColonialLedger Gift, 1990Figures, haystacks and tree in rural landscape with dramatic clouds and blue sky. Gold gesso on decorative wood moulding frame.Recto: Signed "C Rolando" in red paint l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, animals, figure, trees, colonial art, rural, australian art

Born: Clunes, Victoria, 1861; Died: Melbourne 1941InterwarGift of Mrs Irwin Bright, 1992Figure depicting female child in blue dress in front of landscape image. Gold gesso painted frame. Recto: Signed and dated “J Longstaff 1934” in ochre paint m.r. edge of composition; Not titledportrait, child, garden, landscape, rural, australian art

Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 1865; Died: 1915ImpressionismLedger Gift, 1993Rural landscape with fence and buildings in the distance. Gold gesso on decorative wood moulding frame.Recto: Signed "E. Phillips Fox" in black paint l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, buildings, rural, hills, fence, australian art

Born: Vienna, Austria 1812; Arrived Victoria 1852; Died: 1901ColonialBennett Bequest, 1998 Rural landscape with trees, figures, animals, rocks and sky.Recto: Signed and dated "Eugene von Guerard/ Melbourne 1856." in orange paint l.r.c of composition; Not titledlandscape, animals, figures, trees, cattle, mustering cattle, colonial, australian art

Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 1865; Died: 1915ImpressionismBennett Bequest, 1998 Rural landscape with hill, trees, voluminous white clouds in the sky.Recto: Signed and dated "E. Phillips Fox / 1900" in blue paint l.l.c of composition; Not titledlandscape, rural, hillside, colonial, australian art

Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 1865; Died: 1915ImpressionismGift of Dr Robert W. Henderson 2004Rural night landscape with road, buildings and moon. Gold painted wooden frame.Recto: Signed "E Phillips Fox" in brown paint l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, evening, moon rising, rural, road, australian art

Born: Uxbridge, Middlesex, England 1872; Active Australia from 1908; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1952ImpressionismGift of Pamela Davies, 2005Seaside landscape with seated figure and figures on sand and in the water.Recto: Not signed; Not dated; Not titledbeachscape, figures, summer, sand, waves, umbrella, australian art

Born: Gisborne, New Zealand 1882; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1883; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1939Heidelberg SchoolGift of Mrs E.E. Ledger, 1975Rural farm landscape with wagon, animals and building. Gold patterned moulding with grey velvet insert frame.Recto: Signed "E. GRUNER" in black paint in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpainting, rural, wagon, chicken, animals, wheel, fence, trees, farm, australian art

Born: Devon, Devonshire, England 1839; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1868; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1901VictorianLedger Gift, 1978Australian bush scene with two figures, a horse and a dog on a track with trees, hills, clouds and sky. Unframed.Recto: Signed and dated "J W CURTIS / 82" in black oil in l.l.c of composition; Not titledpainting, landscape, figure, horse, animal, trees, colonial, path, track

(verso) l.r; AK21298australian artist, first nations artist, female artist, abstract, cultural story, landscape

Our contemporary Judaica collection was developed through a series of exhibitions titled Australian Contemporary Design in Jewish Ceremony I, II and III. For each of the three exhibitions, contemporary artists and crafts-makers were invited to design new objects that could be used to perform the Jewish ceremonies and rituals that had been preserved and developed by Australia’s Jewish community over the last 200 years. This collection now comprises over sixty unique and distinctive objects made using very different methods of production, including tapestry, silver-smithing, carpentry, ceramics and glass-work. These objects have been inspired by a broad spectrum of religious, spiritual, artistic and emotional responses to the ideology and practice of Jewish rituals, as well as deeply considered connections to Australia’s broader culture and landscape.jewellery, judaica

To celebrate Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), Jews eat foods like honey cake and apple dipped in honey. Along with a special prayer, this is a way of asking God for a sweet and happy year ahead. Our contemporary Judaica collection was developed through a series of exhibitions titled Australian Contemporary Design in Jewish Ceremony I, II and III. For each of the three exhibitions, contemporary artists and crafts-makers were invited to design new objects that could be used to perform the Jewish ceremonies and rituals that had been preserved and developed by Australia’s Jewish community over the last 200 years. This collection now comprises over sixty unique and distinctive objects made using very different methods of production, including tapestry, silver-smithing, carpentry, ceramics and glass-work. These objects have been inspired by a broad spectrum of religious, spiritual, artistic and emotional responses to the ideology and practice of Jewish rituals, as well as deeply considered connections to Australia’s broader culture and landscape. judaica, ceramics, jewish new year

Artist's statement: I chose to make these afikoman pouches even though they may not be familiar to or used by all Jewish families. In these little pouches, a small piece of matzah would be placed in the pouch and then hidden in the house for the children to find during the Passover meal. On finding it, a gift is given. The story of Passover and Judaism in general have been kept alive over the centuries. I wanted to honour the passing down of the Torah through the generations, and, in particular, the role of children in its transmission. I have used the Australian desert as a metaphor for the great wilderness crossed by the People of Israel. A recent trip to Broken Hill and beyond inspired me to work with the subtle colours and textures of that landscape and I have incorporated into the work found objects, stones and beads collected there. (2007, New Under the Sun: Australian Contemporary Design in Jewish Ceremony III)machine embroidered

Invitation from the Commonwealth Government to ceremonies connected with the opening of Parliament House in Canberra on 9 May 1927. Visiting Australia for this purpose were the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Elizabeth the Queen Mother).Card, folded in half, printed in blue and gold. Affixed inside is a reproduction of a landscape painting Canberra 1927 by Harold B Herbert (1892-1945).The invitation was issued to 'W Nicoll Esq'royal visits, duke and duchess of york, opening of parliament house canberra

Dr Leonhard Adam was a Dunera internee in Camp 2 Tatura.RomanticismWatercolour self portrait by artist Leonhard Adam. He is wearing a pink/light red collared open shirt with a white vest underneath. His hair is black with streaks of grey through it. He has blue eyes and a ruddy complexion.Ipse Feci . Leonhard Adam. Tatura (Victoria) Austr. 18-21 Januar 1941tatura, dunera, internee camps, leonhard adam, ipse fici