In celebration of International Museum Day and as part of South Australia’s History Festival, join us for a talk on the work of the late Polish-born, Adelaide artist Lidia Groblicka. In particular, Groblicka’s linocut Mother Tree (1972) will be discussed in connection to the plight of mothers from the displaced persons camps of post-WWII Europe who migrated to Australia in the 1950s.
Speakers:
Dr Catherine Kevin
Senior Lecturer
School of History & International Relations | Flinders University
Nic Brown
Collections Manager
Flinders University Art Museum
Flinders University
When: 17 May, 1.00-11.40am
Where: Health Sciences Lecture Theatre Complex
Room 101 | Ring Road | Bedford Park
Free event with limited spaces
Please RSVP here: http://events.flinders.edu.au/show/event/mother-tree-lidia-groblicka