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Read • Go back in time when Brisbane still retained a relaxed pace of life
With a population of approximately 480,000 by 1953 (when Kenneth Jack painted Grey Street Bridge), Brisbane in the 1950s still retained a relaxed pace … -
Read • Go back in time when bridges were under construction
Roland Wakelin's (17 April 1887–1971) subject choice The Bridge under construction 1928 (illustrated) is an indication of the raging interest in the construction … -
Read • Go back in time to a moonlight night in Brisbane
William Bustard (18 April 1894–1973) was an important figure in the development of art in Queensland from the 1920s onwards, advocating for artists to … -
Read • Go back in time to a corner of Brisbane
In 1914, Melbourne-born artist Charles H Lancaster (1886–1959) moved to Brisbane to manage the stained-glass department at RS Exton and Co., where … -
Read • Go back in time to a Summer haze in Brisbane
With experience as a stained-glass draughtsman working on windows for cathedrals in Great Britain and North America, William Bustard (18 April 1894-1973) migrated … -
Read • Go back in time to a sunny Winters day in Brisbane
In Brisbane’s Wintry sunshine, Vida Lahey (26 August 1882-1968) has captured the Albert Street Methodist Church and the Central Methodist Mission’s Albert … -
Read • Go back in time when quarries were a part of Brisbane’s development
The subject of Charles H Lancaster’s work The Quarry c.1930 (illustrated) can be linked to the development of Brisbane — a time of nation … -
Read • Go back in time when a paddock became a Brisbane township
The suburb of Kingston, in the City of Logan to the south of Brisbane, was named after one of the first European land owners, Charles … -
Read • Go back in time when a three-hour trip to Stradbroke Island departed from North Quay
The time Charles Blackman (12 August 1928-2018) spent in Queensland was central to his development as one of the most important Australian artists of … -
Read • Go back in time when Bowen Terrace was an unquarried cliff
George Seymour Owen’s (1844-1921) watercolours provide an accurate record of the early heritage of Brisbane and the Moreton Bay area. House under Bowen … -
Read • Go back in time when Brisbane was a growing city
Brisbane townscape 1928 (illustrated) by William Bustard (1894-1973) depicts a growing city in a construction boom establishing itself as a state capital. We look … -
Read • Go back in time to Brisbane’s pioneering days
This watercolour (illustrated) is a preparatory sketch for the oil painting Slab cottage, Bowen Hills 1894 (illustrated). Isaac Walter Jenner (1836-1902) was interested in … -
Read • Go back in time when Brisbane was named after a river
The Brisbane River and Moreton Bay have continually shaped south-east Queensland’s history. From the time of the First Australians for the Turrbal and … -
Read • Go back in time when artists travelled to Lone Pine for inspiration
We look back to when Brisbane’s Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary was established in 1927 by the Reid family as a safe refuge for sick … -
Read • Go back in time to a sultry Queensland afternoon
Throughout the 1920s and 30s Queensland artists painted outdoors, their subject matter ranged widely from the beach, the bush, to the city. Vida Lahey was … -
Read • Go back in time & explore Queensland through photography
The surname should be familiar, taking its name from Richard Daintree (1832-78), the Daintree Rainforest near Mossman — north of the regional city of Cairns … -
Read • Go back in time when Brisbane was a young township
Harriet Jane Neville-Rolfe’s watercolour Houses of Parliament, Brisbane 1885 (illustrated) was painted just before the artist left Australia to return to England. We … -
Read • Go back in time when Brisbane was a busy shipping port
Paintings of Brisbane by Isaac Walter Jenner (1836-1902) such as Brisbane from Bowen Terrace, New Farm 1888 (illustrated) and View of Brisbane 1885 (illustrated … -
Read • Go back in time before Brisbane’s Grey Street Bridge
Brisbane is known as the ‘River City’ and a great way to get around is to jump aboard one of the river cruises or CityCat … -
Read • Go back in time to an evening at Ghost Gully in Stanthorpe
Offering an alternative to Australia’s traditional sun-soaked image, Henry Rielly’s painting Ghost Gully evening 1894 (illustrated) suggests a somewhat melancholy sentiment, with …