Thomas Sheard Great Britain 1866-1921 The Arab Blacksmith c.1900 oil on canvas 115.0 x 163.0 cm Bendigo Art Gallery, Purchased 1903 1903.1
Venue: La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre
Date: 6 May Saturday, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Adam Bushby, lawyer and art history graduate, will speak about the theme of Orientalism in painting, starting with the Gallery collection and then tracing the long history of representing Islamic and other Eastern people and culture in Western painting.
Free. Bookings essential.
03 5434 6088 | bendigoartgallery@bendigo.vic.gov.au
La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre, 121 View Street, Bendigo
Bookings: 03 5434 6088 | bendigoartgallery@bendigo.vic.gov.au