Natural History Illustration Archives - Hunter Living Histories

International Women’s Day, Celebrating Margaret Senior

March 8, 2023

Happy International Women’s Day! Celebrate with us by learning more about the celebrated natural history and children’s book illustrator, Margaret Senior (1917-1995). Margaret Senior OAM Life and Work Born and raised in London, Senior began her working life designing sets and costumes for small London theatres. In 1939, she moved to Australia, to the coast … More International Women’s Day, Celebrating Margaret Senior

Stories of Our Town: Scott Sisters of Ash Island Film Released

July 24, 2020

We are very proud to announce the public release of “The Scott Sisters of Ash Island”, part of the Stories of Our Town series. Back in April 2020, in the midst of the COVID lockdown, the UON’s Cultural Collections/GLAMx team (in the Auchmuty Library) and its film maker partners Glenn Dormand (aka Chit Chat von … More Stories of Our Town: Scott Sisters of Ash Island Film Released

DEEP TIME Natural History Illustration

May 4, 2018

This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. This natural history illustration of a Indigenous heritage site in Newcastle West was created by Rosie Heritage. Rosie is on the Deep Time Team and undertook this project in the GLAMx Digitisation Lab at UON’s Auchmuty … More DEEP TIME Natural History Illustration

The Drawings of Edward Charles Close – 1844

October 28, 2014

In the State Library of New South Wales is held an album of 37 watercolour and pencil drawings by Edward Charles Close that was a gift to his daughter Marrianne Collison Close on the 17th February 1844. Four of the watercolours are scenes taken in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. The link containing a full description … More The Drawings of Edward Charles Close – 1844

3D Virtual Hunter Project: The Scott’s Homestead on Ash Island

September 27, 2014

There has been an ongoing and growing interest in the life and work of the Scott Sisters of Ash Island. Harriet (1830-1907) and Helena (1832-1910) Scott were the talented daughters of Alexander Walker Scott (1800-1883) and his wife Harriet (c.1802/3 – 1866). I have assembled everything to date (i.e. September 2014) that I can find … More 3D Virtual Hunter Project: The Scott’s Homestead on Ash Island

Unveiling the Wallis Album

February 22, 2012

On the 20th February 2012 a ceremony was held at the Newcastle Art Gallery to unveil the Wallis Album. The Wallis Album was compiled by Captain James Wallis, who was Commandant of the Newcastle penal settlement from June 1816 to December 1818. Of the 35 works, the album features many by convict artist Joseph Lycett … More Unveiling the Wallis Album

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