Books - Art and History

OFF TO EXPLOIT THE ANTIPODES

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In November 2021 Elizabeth Barsham exhibited eight paintings in an exhibition entitled Understory at Nolan Art Gallery, 1st floor, Salamanca Arts Centre, in Salamanca Place, Hobart.

Together they tell the story of the colonisation of Tasmania in the nineteenth century. They are big, colourful and humorous but the serious intent is not lost.

In this booklet you will find reproductions of all eight paintings accompanied by a thoughtful, poetic essay by Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Jen Wagner. Perfect stocking-filler for this Christmas!

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THE CARAVAN MOVES ON

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Thirty years ago Tasmania's mistress of the strange held her first solo exhibition. To celebrate, she has produced a book of paintings spanning her entire career to date.
This hard-cover book, The Caravan Moves On contains a selection of photographs of one hundred of Elizabeth Barsham's stunningly beautiful paintings.

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BEFORE THEY BUILT THE BRIDGE

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A light-hearted look at the history of Lindisfarne. Not the famous island, but a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania.
Elizabeth Barsham's family moved to the Eastern Shore in the early years of the 20th century. Accessible only by ferry from Hobart, Lindisfarne was then a bayside retreat of weekend cottages, orchards and dairy farms with a population of about two hundred. Elizabeth still lives in the farmhouse her grandfather and his brothers built; this book is based on anecdotes of the early days - "before they built the bridge, you know" - collected from elderly family acquaintances.

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JONES FAMILIES OF JERICHO

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Notes on various Jones families living in the Jericho and Lower Marshes areas in Tasmania in the early nineteenth century.
This is the result of years of research compiled by Paul Jones in response to many requests for information. The earliest land grants in this area were to three different, unrelated Jones families who had several first names in common. This was already causing confusion in the 1820s, and as time passed two of these families intermarried, just to complicate matters further.
In this book Paul sorts out the first Tasmanian generations and lays out which family owned which properties.

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disambiguation

Despite rumours to the contrary, there are not two of me. I began my career as E.M. Christensen, but later changed my surname to Barsham. In general life and when I am teaching I am Elizabeth Barsham. I write as E.M. Christensen. My paintings have been signed "Barsham" since 2006.


Elizabeth Barsham's blogs

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