#librariesact — Public Fediverse posts

Reading "Ms & Mrs Gould" and finding similarities between John Gould and (the much younger) George French Angas in terms of ambition, Queen Adelaide patronage, commercial approach, format, and even appropriation of the works of others.

Angas intended to illustrate #SouthAustralia’s settlements, scenery, First People and any natural history not covered by Gould's "Birds".

Borrowed from #LibrariesACT where it is in high demand. #S_T_Gill #1840s #colonialArt

#Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles #Duhigg (2024)

Duhigg was on #ABCRN some weeks back. I think this is helpful when people converse in good faith. Hard sometimes to discern bad faith. Have you read it?

Just finished reading and borrowed from #LibrariesACT.

Mean streak : a moral vacuum & a multi-billion government shake down

In demand at #LibrariesACT but they have lots of copies to satisfy it.
#Canberra #RickMorton #robodebt

“Double Nation: A History of Australian Art” (2023) by Ian McLean #LibrariesACT

This was a serendipitous find on display at my local library. I have an interest in #colonialArtAU and this book gave me a much broader insight. (Don’t let the academese of the Introduction put you off as the rest of the book is very accessible.)

It is a sequel to the author’s “Rattling Spears: A History of Indigenous Australian Art” (2016).

#AustralianArt #artHistoryAU #artHistory