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10 Works in Focus
- Art and culture
Americans on campus: part of the Works in Focus series
Sydney Teacher’s College was co-located on the grounds of Sydney University where American Military Police units were billeted, describing the impact of the Americans on campus. Part of the Works in Focus series.
- Art and culture
‘A degree of neatness & regularity’: part of the Works in Focus series
Sydney — Capital New South Wales was painted around 1800 — its solid buildings and carefully laid out gardens refute the idea that it was a cesspit of depravity at a time when the city was associated with 'the awful depravity of human nature'.
- History
An unknown warrior: mysterious portrait of an unknown, handsome young Aboriginal man
This mysterious portrait of an unknown, handsome young Aboriginal man is believed to have belonged to Governor Lachlan Macquarie, described as ‘One of the NSW Aborigines befriended by Governor Macquarie’. Part of the Works in Focus series.
- Art and culture
A hint of eccentricity: a beautifully rendered, somewhat playful portrait
One of Australia’s most influential artists, George Washington Lambert (1873–1930), as part of the Works in Focus series.