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Subiaco Museum > Records

PAINTING: 'SPIRITS GO FREE AND RECONCILE', ROD COLLARD

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Rod Collard

2012

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Overview

Image: Colourful painting by Rod Collard. Has central yellow circle with red outer rim. Orange and white dots encircled. Two figures, pink and brown, and two waves of green are on a brown background. Aboriginal in design

Signature: Unsigned.

Frame: Oak wood frame with white mount under glass.

Historical information

Artworks created by Aboriginal artists as part of the Street Banners, 2012 Public Art Project in the City for NAIDOC week.

Three images by Rod Collard and three images by Wendy Hayden were scanned to banner.

According to the artist 'this is a painting of aboriginal and white spirits going free to coexist. Collaboration is symbolised in the bottom right hand of the painting. The olive leaf and olives symbolise Subiaco and the flowers are children.'

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2020.100.2

Item type

Material

Width

300 mm

Height or length

500 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Rod Collard

Keywords

Aboriginal - Art

Reconcilliation

Year

Statement of significance

Artworks created by Aboriginal artists as part of the Street Banners, 2012 Public Art Project in the City.

Aesthetic:
Interpretive:

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Public location

DISP.ADMIN.ONHAY

Last modified

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Completeness

94

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