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Ellis Rowan (1848–1922)
Freycinetia marginata [Pandanus] with Brown Butterfly [Nymphalidae styridae] c.1916–1917
Papua New Guinea
gouache and watercolour on paper;
75.8x 56.1 cm
nla.pic-an23621188
Pictures Collection R1780

 

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December 2002 Volume XIII Number 3

BOTANICALLY PERFECT

 

To celebrate the National Library's exhibition The Flower Hunter: Ellis Rowan, guest-curator Patricia Fullerton expands on the importance of Rowan's art

COLLECTING A LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE
  Naomi Vear introduces the wealth of material contained in the recently acquired papers of Peter Sculthorpe
BALLET RAMBERT CREATES A SPLASH
 

From the 1920s Marie Rambert, founder of Ballet Rambert, nurtured the creation of new choreography. Michelle Potter explores her ongoing influence on the development of dance in this country

A LIFETIME OF SERVICE
 

Stephen Holt expands on William Slater's life of public service, and his contribution to Australia's political development documented in the Library's Manuscript Collection

MURA GADI

Barry York introduces Mura Gadi, a pathway for searching the National Library's special collections relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

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