Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Two paintings from the Royal Society of Tasmania (RST) Art Collection were selected for an exhibition held in 1951 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Jubilee Exhibition of Australian Art comprised 156 works chosen to represent the best of Australian art from Aboriginal art through early colonial times to the latest contemporary art. The exhibition was noteworthy for recognising the artistic merits of Aboriginal works rather than focussing on their anthropological aspects. Paintings selected from the RST Art Collection in Hobart were FG
Simpkinson de Wesselows The Derwent from the Observatory and Geelong, Australia Felix, January 1847, two of 208 artworks gifted by the artist to the RST in 1900. Touring to every state capital, the exhibition was greeted with critical appreciation and popular acclaim.
Royal Society of Tasmania, art, Aboriginal art, Simpkinson de Wesselow, Australia, Commonwealth, Jubilee Exhibition, Laurence Thomas.
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
