Justin Gare – Artlab: Kingston and Light – Conflict in the ranks; 1st Spy Agency; Mysterious Redgum Bookcase and more
Posted on: Mon 20 May 2019
Artlab’s contribution to SA History Month includes a fabulous free exhibition. A long lost monument that towered over Adelaide in our earliest days following the death of Colonel Light; The books that formed the basis of our SA State Library; Introduction of the secret ballot in SA; Male Suffrage; Votes for women; The Father of Federation; A Knighthood; A burial at sea; The first democratic authority in Australia; and of course that mysterious red-gum bookcase, one of Australia’s most significant pieces of colonial furniture. Justin gives us the background on Artlab’s exhibition and History Month talks.
More about Artlab History Month events
Interviewer Fiona White
Photo: Sir George Strickland Kingston SLSA
