Examination of the visual representation of the Aboriginal people in the early colonial period; historical context of the collection of Aboriginal objects and relics discussed; intellectual and artistic references; includes artists - Lewin, Watling,
Revenet, Petit, Arago, Browne, Lycett, Earle, Rodius, Carmichael; modes of representation - classicism and caricature; use of images in official histories and popular press; use of images in colonial discourse.
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