S. H. Ervin Gallery
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The S.H. Ervin Gallery is a major public art institution housed in the historic
History
The gallery building, designed by Henry Robertson, was constructed in 1856. It provided classrooms for the Fort Street School.[1] In 1916 the school became Fort Street Girls' School. The history of public education in Australia began when the
In the early 1970s
Gallery activities
The gallery has presented of many artists, including, Clarice Beckett, Albert Tucker (artist), Violet Teague, Kathleen O'Connor (painter), Margo Lewers, Jean Bellette, William Robinson (painter), John Coburn (painter), Cressida Campbell, Nicholas Harding, Euan Macleod and Wendy Sharpe. In early 2020 the exhibition "Margaret's Gift" acknowledged and celebrated the legacy of artist Margaret Olley.[1]
The gallery is the venue for the Salon des Refusés, for portraits rejected by the Archibald Prize and also for those rejected by the Portia Geach Memorial Award, a celebration of female Australian artists.
References
- ^ a b c d e Official website. About the Gallery. Accessed 25 January 2020.
- ^ "History". Fort Street High School. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
External links
- Media related to S. H. Ervin Gallery at Wikimedia Commons