Sunday, September 7, 2025 (continued)
Continuing along North Terrace...
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Art Gallery of South Australia (1900, by
Charles Edward Owen Smyth in Classical Revival style) |
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| The Life of Stars (2017, by Lindy Lee) |
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Big mother (2005, by Patricia Piccinini)
juxtaposed with Virgin and child (1888,
by William Adolphe Bouguereau) |
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| Neat Drop (2014, by Sue Kneebone) (KSS) |
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| Neat Drop detail (KSS) |
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Angel of Faith and River of Life (1909,
by Louis Comfort Tiffany) |
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Wall tile depicting amorous couple in landscape
(1850-1900 from Iran/Persian) |
We did not find a dedicated Islamic gallery; however, there were Islamic pieces here and there.
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Wall tiles depicting cypress tree
(1550-1600 from Syria) |
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Wedding skirt (1875-1900, from
Lucknow, India) |
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| Wedding skirt detail |
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| Lizard jar (1996, by Esther Kennedy) |
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| Charles on Country (2022, by Vincent Namatjira) |
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Kirsten armchair (2010, by Khai Liew and
ceramics by Kirsten Coelho) |
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| The three shades (1881-1883, by Auguste Rodin) |
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| Fatima Habiba (1897, by Arthur Streeton) |
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Pair of doors with geometrical design
(19C, from Morocco) |
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Stitched bark canoe: laden with painted snail shells
(1994, by Johnny Bulunbulun) |
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| Painted snail shells detail |
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| East wing (1915) of South Australian Museum |
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| West Jervois Wing (1884) of the South Australian Museum |
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| The connecting North Wing (1999) |
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Adelaide City Bike Art Trail:
Paper Bag (2013, by Michell Nikou) |
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State Library of South Australia with Institute Building
(1861) on the left, Mortlock Wing (1884) on the right,
and the connecting Spence Wing (2003) |
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Statue (1894, by William James Maxwell) of
Scots poet Robert Burns, the first public
sculpture in Adelaide is next to the Mortlock Wing |
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The State Library of South Australia Treasure Wall
exhibited diverse items from their collection, like this
set of collectible bottle caps of music artists |
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This student, Apinya, was highlighted for writing
the first letter ever in the Pityantjara language |
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Clay tablet (c 2400-2300 BCE, from
Mesopotamia) is the oldest object in
the State Library collection |
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A mess of electric scooters in front of the Institute Building
(1861), the first State Library of South Australia |
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Edward VII Monument (1920, by
Bertram Mackennal) with King Edward VII
in coronation regalia, and two of three
allegorical figures, Peace and Justice |
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National War Memorial (1931, by
Julius Henschke) shows a winged vision
before the youth of South Australia (represented
by a young woman, a student and a farmer)
beckons them towards the ideal of "Sacrifice",
for which as yet they are unprepared |
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Statue (1999, by Janette Moore) of the
Honourable Dame Roma Mitchell; she was
the first Australian woman to be a judge,
a Queen's Counsel, a chancellor of an
Australian university and the Governor of an
Australian state: South Australia 1991-1996
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Government House (1839-1840, by George Kingston) is
the official residence of the Governor of South Australia |
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Parliament House (1874-1939, by Edmund Wright and
Lloyd Taylor in Grand Neoclassical style) |
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| Today's lunch was at Guzman y Gomez |
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| We shared a burrito bowl |
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Beehive Corner (1895-1896, by Thomas English
and George Klewitz Soward in Gothic Revival style
for a drapery store) is known for housing
Haigh's Chocolates since 1915 |
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| Beehive Corner detail |
We took a tram to the southernmost station in the free fare zone, South Terrace, and started walking east.
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Entrance to Himeji Garden (1982) a traditionally-styled
Japanese garden, a gift from Adelaide's sister city of Himeji |
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| Stone lantern |
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| Cloud-pruned tree (KSS) |
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Turtle or statue? ...we walked entirely around the garden
before we saw the turtle's head move |
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| Camellia |
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| Zen Garden |
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| Mahonia bealei/Leatherleaf Mahonia |
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| Uber Eats in Australia |
Wild ride in a playground:
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Tonight's dinner was from Bakmi Lim:
Indonesian-Chinese noodle dishes |
Next: Melbourne I.
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