In this free conference, curators and art historians discuss the art, life and times of the nineteenth-century Australian artist ST Gill, whose work is showcased in the Australian sketchbook: Colonial life and the art of ST Gill exhibition (17 July to 25 October 2020).
The conference will feature papers and discussions presented by Professor Sasha Grishin, art historian and curator of Australian sketchbook; David Hansen, Associate Professor, Centre for Art History and Art Theory, Australian National University; Dr Gerard Vaughan, Director, National Gallery of Australia; Angus Trumble, Director, National Portrait Gallery; Daniel Thomas, art historian and curator; Dr Isobel Crombie, Assistant Director, National Gallery of Victoria; Alisa Bunbury, Curator, National Gallery of Victoria; Associate Professor Alison Inglis, University of Melbourne; Shane Carmody, University of Melbourne; and Professor Andrew J May, University of Melbourne.
Coach parties turning into Bourke Street from Elizabeth Street, ST Gill, 1867
Keynote lecture | Sheila O’Connell George Cruikshank (1792-1878): Georgian caricaturist and Victorian illustrator – A prelude to ST Gill who was known as the ‘Colonial Cruikshank’
In this keynote lecture for the conference, British Museum curator Sheila O’Connell discusses the artistic development of George Cruikshank – artist, satirist and illustrator for Charles Dickens – against the backdrop of nineteenth-century British society.
Dates: 17 July 2015, 6:00pm–7:45pm, 18 July 2015, 10:00am–4:00pm
Venue: Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre (G06 – Theatre A), University of Melbourne
Cost: Free but registration required.
Book online for the conference here.
The keynote lecture will be held on Friday 17 July at 6.30pm, preceding the conference on Saturday 18 July.
Book online for the lecture here.
For booking enquiries, please email aiah-info@unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 5207.
For more information on the exhibition at the State Library of Victoria see the website here.
Presented by the Australian Institute of Art History at the University of Melbourne, in partnership with State Library Victoria, Melbourne Rare Book Week and supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation.