Burke and Wills paintings
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Burke and Wills paintings is a renowned series of works by Australian artist Sidney Nolan depicting the ill-fated 19th-century expedition of explorers Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills across the Australian interior.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burke and Wills at Coopers Creek | 1 |
| Burke and Wills at the Gulf | 1 |
| Burke and Wills paintings canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Burke and Wills paintings Context triple: [Sidney Nolan, notableSeries, Burke and Wills paintings]
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Hermannsburg watercolours
Hermannsburg watercolours are a distinctive school of Australian Indigenous landscape painting, originating from the Hermannsburg mission in Central Australia and renowned for their delicate, luminous depictions of the desert environment.
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Papunya Tula paintings
Papunya Tula paintings are a seminal body of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, originating from Western Desert communities and renowned for their intricate dot motifs and powerful expressions of Aboriginal cultural narratives.
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Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia is an 1833 account by explorer Charles Sturt detailing his exploratory journeys and observations of the Australian interior.
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Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846
The Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846 was an overland exploration journey led by Charles Sturt that sought to penetrate and map the arid interior of Australia in search of an inland sea.
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E.
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia is an 1849 account by explorer Charles Sturt detailing his challenging journeys and observations in the arid interior of Australia.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Burke and Wills paintings Target entity description: Burke and Wills paintings is a renowned series of works by Australian artist Sidney Nolan depicting the ill-fated 19th-century expedition of explorers Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills across the Australian interior.
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A.
Hermannsburg watercolours
Hermannsburg watercolours are a distinctive school of Australian Indigenous landscape painting, originating from the Hermannsburg mission in Central Australia and renowned for their delicate, luminous depictions of the desert environment.
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B.
Papunya Tula paintings
Papunya Tula paintings are a seminal body of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, originating from Western Desert communities and renowned for their intricate dot motifs and powerful expressions of Aboriginal cultural narratives.
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C.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia is an 1833 account by explorer Charles Sturt detailing his exploratory journeys and observations of the Australian interior.
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D.
Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846
The Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846 was an overland exploration journey led by Charles Sturt that sought to penetrate and map the arid interior of Australia in search of an inland sea.
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E.
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia is an 1849 account by explorer Charles Sturt detailing his challenging journeys and observations in the arid interior of Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting series ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian national identity
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Australian outback iconography ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Burke and Wills expedition
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historical events in 19th-century Australia ⓘ |
| countryDepicted | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| creator | Sidney Nolan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Australian post-war modernism ⓘ |
| depicts |
Australian interior
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Robert O’Hara Burke ⓘ
linked to:
Robert O'Hara Burke
William John Wills ⓘ camp scenes ⓘ desert landscape ⓘ exploration ⓘ figures in the desert ⓘ final stages of the expedition ⓘ ill-fated expedition ⓘ moments of hardship ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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narrative painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
individual paintings of Burke
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individual paintings of Wills ⓘ scenes from the expedition ⓘ scenes of the Australian outback ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Australian landscape
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Burke and Wills diaries and records ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | English ⓘ |
| locationOfExhibition |
art galleries in Australia
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public collections ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Burke and Wills expedition ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint (typical for Nolan’s series) ⓘ |
| movement | modern Australian art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to Australian visual mythology of exploration
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reinterpretation of a key Australian historical event ⓘ stylised depiction of the outback ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Sidney Nolan ⓘ |
| significantTheme |
Australian exploration
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mythologising Australian history ⓘ survival and failure ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1860–1861 Burke and Wills expedition
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19th century ⓘ |
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linked to: Burke and Wills paintings
linked to: Burke and Wills paintings