1868 Exhibit: DON’ T RISK I T FOR THE BISCUIT C o l l e c t o r : JK Occupation: gardener ESA Member: 20+y e a r s *1868 was the date that the f i r s t decorated biscuit tin was produced. It was … [Read more...]
Snapshot from the exhibition – Christmas in July
UNTIL 22 AUGUST YOU CAN SEE SOME CHRISTMAS IN JULY/AUGUST from the collection of GJ. Cabinets of Wonder exhibition, 12 July–22 Aug 2016 at RHSV, 239 A’Beckett St Melbourne. All welcome. Bring your … [Read more...]
Golf and war and medallions
IN WWI, GOLF CLUBS RAISED FUNDS AND AWARENESS OF ABSENT MEMBERS AT THE FRONT. We thank ESA member Leon Oldgolf (well known to many of you) for showing us this interesting piece of war and golf … [Read more...]
The Urgent Protest Art of the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop
HERE IS AN ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE ABOUT AN EXHIBITION FROM A POLITICAL POSTER WORKSHOP AT BERKELEY, IN CALIFORNIA, IN 1970. We have reproduced the article … [Read more...]
Visit Sherlock Holmes’ “museum”
THERE IS A CREATION OF THE SHERLOCK HOLMES' FLAT IN LONDON, that looks to the era and also to current incarnations of the detective. The rooms are decorated with the famous pipe, violin, and … [Read more...]
Laughter lines and other distractions
Everybody knows what a comic is. We’ve all read them, laughed at them and enjoyed them. A few well-chosen images can transport meaning across language barriers. Threads of humour are teased from … [Read more...]
Theatrical traditions: stage and screen in Bendigo
LOOK AT THEATRE AND MOVIE EPHEMERA FROM GOLDEN BENDIGO. Western theatrical traditions came to Bendigo with fortune seekers in the 1850s. Since then, everything from amateur to professional, … [Read more...]
Theatre of the book exhibition
LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE GOING TO ADELAIDE, check out this pop-up book exhibition. Here is what the State Library of South Australia says about the exhibition: On display in the Treasures Wall, … [Read more...]
Advertising from the air – it’s logical
HERE IS A LOVELY ADVERTISING IDEA FROM 1937. The Australian Aviation Schools (Victorian Branch) had a lovely idea about how to advertise services in Melbourne. The aviation school, and its parent … [Read more...]