Olive Pink : artist, activist & gardener : a life in flowers /
Ward, Gillian,author
Marcus, Julie,writer of foreword.
"Olive Pink is best known for her staunch support of the Aboriginal people of Central Australia and for her often feisty encounters with anthropologists, missionaries and local pastoralists. Olive fought hard not only for the rights of the local Arrernte and Warlpiri people, with whom she forged a strong connection, but also to recognise and protect the diversity of the local flora about which she was so passionate. Perhaps less known are Olive Pink's many beautiful paintings of the iconic flowers of the Central Australian region. These paintings express her intimate knowledge and love of the region's flora: a love that led to her establishing, with the support of Aboriginal gardeners, a flora reserve in Alice Springs, now known as the Olive Pink Botanic Garden... [This book] presents a superb selection of these original paintings, alongside a fascinating biography featuring beautifully reproduced memorabilia of a colourful and unconventional historical Australian figure."--Back cover.
Foreword by Julie Marcus.
"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this book contains images if people who have passed away, and historical correspondence with terminology that is no longer accepted usage." - Title page verso.
"A fiercely independent woman ahead of her time"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Tasmanian beginnngs -- 2. An education in art -- 3. A move to Perth and tragedy -- 4. Sydney art movement and a new era of independence -- 5. Camping with Daisy Bates -- 6. A train journey in 1930 -- 7. Anthropology, art and travels in Central Australia -- 8. A year in Tasmania -- 9. Desert dreaming -- 10. A home in Alice Springs -- 11. Creating a garden -- 12. The legacy of Miss Pink.
"Olive Pink is best known for her staunch support of the Aboriginal people of Central Australia and for her often feisty encounters with anthropologists, missionaries and local pastoralists. Olive fought hard not only for the rights of the local Arrernte and Warlpiri people, with whom she forged a strong connection, but also to recognise and protect the diversity of the local flora about which she was so passionate. Perhaps less known are Olive Pink's many beautiful paintings of the iconic flowers of the Central Australian region. These paintings express her intimate knowledge and love of the region's flora: a love that led to her establishing, with the support of Aboriginal gardeners, a flora reserve in Alice Springs, now known as the Olive Pink Botanic Garden... [This book] presents a superb selection of these original paintings, alongside a fascinating biography featuring beautifully reproduced memorabilia of a colourful and unconventional historical Australian figure."--Back cover.
Pink, Olive Muriel, 1884-1975.
Pink, Olive Muriel, 1884-1975.
Olive Pink Botanic Garden (N.T.)
Botanical artists
Botanical artists
Flowers
Women anthropologists
Women human rights workers
Aboriginal Australians
Women anthropologists
Botanical illustrations
Aboriginal Australians
Botanical artists.
Flowers.
Women anthropologists.
Women human rights workers.