Reworkings of colonial depictions of Palawa people, events and places, etchings by Julie Gough

PXE 1785

fonds

2019

Graphic Materials, Prints

9660852

4 prints - etching, hand-coloured - plate mark 20.7 x 29.5 cm

Julie Gough is an Indigenous artist, writer and curator based in Hobart, Tasmania. Born in Melbourne in 1965, she traces her Palawa heritage to Tebrikunna in far north-eastern Tasmania, where her ancestor Woretemoeteyenner (also known as Margaret and Bung), one of the four daughters of east coast leader, Mannalargenna, was born around 1797.

Much of Gough's work responds to research findings from the 19th century, and is often drawn from events and places which intersect with her family's experiences as Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
References:
"Julie Gough, Biography". Julie Gough. Accessed 8 April 2022 https://juliegough.net/
Library acquisition file

Four hand-coloured etchings by Julie Gough, printed by Martin King at the Australian Print Workshop, 2019.
1. Ancestors (the Call)
2. Stolen
3. Attack of Historians
4. Survival story

These four prints are reworkings of items from the Library's collection, providing Gough's perspective on colonial depictions of Palawa people, events and places:
1. "Ancestors (the Call)" is a reworking of "Natives at a corrobory, under the wild woods of the Country [River Jordan below Brighton, Tasmania]," ca. 1835 / John Glover (ML 154).
2. "Stolen" is a reworking of "Governor Arthur's Proclamation to the Aborigines", ca. 1828-1830 (SAFE R/247)
3. "Attack of Historians" is a reworking of "The Aborigions of Van Demonds land endeavouring to kill Mr John Allen on Milton Farm in the District of Great Swanport on the 14th December 1828" (DL Pe 279)
4. "Survival Story" is a reworking of "View on the Macquarie River, Van Diemans Land, near the Ford at Argyle Plains", 1825 / Joseph Lycett (SV6B/Mac R/1)

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Julie Gough
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Julie Gough

Each print is number 6 of an edition of 10
Photocopy of individual artwork statements located with collection

Title, artist's signature and edition number in pencil below plate of each of print