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Strangers in a Strange Land

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Edmund Capon tells the story of how art helped European settlers come to terms with such an unfamiliar land on the other side of the world.

Edmund Capon tells the story of how art helped European settlers come to terms with such an unfamiliar land on the other side of the world and how, ignoring 60,000 years of indigenous culture, they saw the place through a distorted European lens, until a uniquely Australian impressionism reflected the emergence of a distinctive national identity and an independent nation.

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Tue 6 Sep 2016 02:00
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Artwork featured in this episode

  • 鈥楲onging Belonging鈥� (1997) Hossein Valamanesh
  • 鈥楽irius Cove鈥� (1896) Arthur Streeton
  • 鈥業nner View of Newcastle鈥� (1818) Joseph Lycett
  • 鈥楨nter At Your Own Risk鈥� (2010) Joan Ross
  • 鈥楳y Harvest Home鈥� (1835) John Glover
  • 鈥楧eath in Exile鈥� (2007) Ricky Maynard
  • 鈥楴ortheast View from the Northern Top of Mount Kosicusko鈥� (1863) Eugene von Guerard
  • 鈥楾he Buffalo Range鈥� (1864) Nicholas Chevalier
  • 鈥楤lack Thursday鈥� (1864) William Strutt
  • 鈥楪olden Summer鈥� (1889) Arthur Streeton
  • 鈥楳osman Bay鈥� (1894) Tom Roberts
  • 鈥楾he Big Picture鈥� (1903) Tom Roberts

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Presenter Edmund Capon
Director Tim Lambert
Director Louise Turley

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