The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
the sun does not set on our town, sometimes
The sun is setting over our shanty town. Mother calls us to come back for dinner. She has a loud voice. My sister and I stop playing with the other kids and run back home. There is a chicken drumstick each in our rice bowls. We are wondering what festival or ocassion it is today. Mother tells us that Aunty had won big in a card game today. Don't tell dad or Uncle or Grandpa when they come back from work.
Dec 2022
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This painting shows stories from the artist's childhood on her father's Country of Blackstone, Western Australia.
The artwork : Palunya: that's all
The Artist : Dr Pantjiti Mary McLean (b. 1928, Australia; )
Year : 2002 - 04, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Media : Synthetic polymer paint on board
Collection of The National Gallery of Australia, purchased 2006
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2023
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