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Ladies of the 1850s

10/26/2019

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'Who has ever rambled in the Australian bush without gathering a handful of pretty little wild flowers?... Many ladies, I am sure, would devote much of their leisure to the healthy exercise of a daily walk, coupled with the instructive and elevating pursuit of studying our native plants and forming them into a collection."

From the Ladies Almanac, Melbourne 1858 p32
and quoted in 'Collecting Ladies: Ferdinand Von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists' Penny Olsen 2013

Women like Mrs Larritt of the 1850's were encouraged to take an interest in flowers, yet it is unlikely these women appreciated the importance of the edible and medicinal plants. The 'forming them into a collection' is so retrospectively awful... our Western culture still likes to makes sense by organising things into structures yet much can be gained through allowing time to be more 'abstract' in my humble opinion.

Image 'Bulbine Lily on Shelbourne' Stone lithograph layered with reproduction map by Richard Larritt 1856 (SLV)

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    Catherine Pilgrim

    Visual artist, drawing advocate, and mother of two red headed teenage boys.

    Most recent solo exhibition 'Mrs Larritt' at 45 Downstairs, Melbourne opened Tuesday 29th October 2019 current to Saturday 9th November 2019. This was the second iteration of an earlier site specific exhibition 'Mrs Larritt in Upside Down Country' at Dudley House Bendigo which opened Saturday 17th November 2018

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  • About / Contact
  • CV
  • Images
    • Mrs Larritt Series
    • Buda Series
    • Widow Series
    • Fabric based Imagery
    • Installation View
    • Culinary Series
  • News
  • Drawing Groups
    • Studio Drawing Group
    • Online Drawing Group
    • Testimonials
    • Winter and January Workshops
    • Buda Workshop
  • Gallery Store
  • Drawing Instruction
  • Litho - Photo Essay
  • Blog - Drawing and History
  • Blog - Archive