Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
A painting from the Royal Society of Tasmania Art Collection travelled to the United States of America in 1941 as part of an
exhibition intended to showcase 150 years of Australian art. The exhibition, curated by Professor Theodore Sizer, featured 144
major artworks sourced from leading Australian art galleries, museums and private collections including the RST watercolour
by FG Simpkinson de Wesselow of Kangaroo Bay, Hobart, 1846. Opening just two months before America entered World
War II, the highly successful exhibition ran until 1945 visiting 26 venues in America, with selected works also touring to seven venues in Canada. It served not only to significantly improve awareness about Australian life but strategically encourage a closer USAustralia relationship for the AustralianAmerican military alliance.
colonial art, Royal Society of Tasmania, Simpkinson de Wesselow, Sydney Ure Smith, Australia, United States of America, World War II, Theodore Sizer
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.
