Place | Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Perth |
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Accession Number | ART94538 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Framed: 103.1 cm x 123.5 cm x 5.5 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | acrylic red ochre and gold on canvas |
Maker |
Dowling, Julie |
Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth |
Date made | 2000 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
The Dance
'This shows the dance where my grandmother and [grand]father got engaged, 1946. He had a fight with his "mates" cause they were racist. Grandmother is Mary Latham. Grandfather is Robert Woodie Dowling. He was in the Air Force. Sergeant Major' Julie Dowling
They daily lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their families are deeply affected by social and political inequalities. Despite these external pressures, love and devotion still flourishes.
Julie Dowling (1969-) is an Aboriginal artist of Badimaya descent. Best known for her portraiture, she works in a social realist style and draws on a diverse range of artistic traditions including European portraiture, Christian iconography, Papunya Tula dotting and Noongar iconography. A particular strength of her work is its ability to reflect on both common and personal indigenous experiences. She has been exhibited extensively in Australia and internationally.