12Lit: A brief introduction to Australian colonial artworks

The focus of this self-paced online lesson is to introduce you to two colonial artists that Joan Ross draws from in her exhibition Joan Ross: Those trees came back to me in my dreams.

​You will examine information, be asked to share your initial thoughts in open-ended long answer questions and then, towards the end, be quizzed on your memory of what you've studied.
Note that this lesson uses a range of photos. If, for some reason, this quiz does not load the photos, you can access a PowerPoint version on OneNote.

Open Ended

Reflection: How might Joseph Lycett’s work be viewed today?

(I am not testing you on your knowledge of Joseph Lycett. Rather, I'm interested what you think and your reasons for thinking that way).

Open Ended

Have you heard of a ‘cabinet of curiosity’? What is it? What does the term suggest?

Open Ended

What do these colonial ‘cabinets of curiosity’ remind you of? And how might such cabinets be perceived differently to Joseph Lycett's artworks that have preserved culture?

Multiple Choice

Joseph Lycett came to Australia as a ? and then, once his talent for art was recognised, he was asked to create landscapes that depicted the Australian landscape and First Nations people.

• artist

• settler

• convict

• officer

Multiple Choice

Contemporary historians, artists and First Nations people view Joseph Lycett's artworks as...

• valuable records of Aboriginal life at the time

• useful records of interactions between European settlers and Aboriginal people

• revealing indications of how European settlers viewed their place in the country upon arrival

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Joan Ross' artworks explore the colonial attitude towards...

• collecting

• classifying

• naming

• all of the above

Open Ended

How might John Glover’s landscape work be viewed today?

Multiple Choice

While John Glover's artworks are celebrated for their beautiful depiction of Australian landscapes, they are also viewed as artworks that...

• accurately depict and document life for First Nation Australians after the arrival of settlers

• depict a subjective and romantic representation of life for First Nation Australians after the arrival of settlers

• depict a romantic representation of what it was like for European settlers to live in Australia shortly after their arrival

• depict an accurate representation of what it was like for European settlers to live in Australia shortly after their arrival

We will attend an excursion on Friday.
Ensure that your parents or guardians have given you permission to attend (all families have been emailed a permission slip).
Bring any medication with you and meet in our usual classroom at the beginning of period 3.

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