List of Articles in Issue Vol 39 no 4, Nov 2017

Miguel Mackinlay: artistic success in London

Miguel Mackinlay (1894–1959) arrived in Western Australia as a child in 1906 and trained as an artist. He sailed for London in 1914 and was caught up fighting and sketching in the Great War. Dorothy Erickson concludes her three-part series on the painter who settled in England after the war and never returned...

Fire insurance companies' fire marks in the Art Gallery of South Australia collection

Few of us spend enough time cataloguing, photographing and managing our collections – subjects we will address in future issues. The Art Gallery of SA’s collection of “fire marks” put out by insurance companies has been in storage for over 70 years, but now they have been photographed, and catalogued by...

Considerations on the psychology of collectors and collecting

Melbournian medical practitioner, ornithological art historian and collector Dr Mark Cabouret is well placed to set out some thoughts about the psychological aspects of collecting and distinguishes between ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ collecting. We hope this will stimulate some more contributions on the s...

Tribute: G W K (Ken) Cavill, 1922-2017

The passing of Emeritus Professor Ken Cavill on 25 August 2017 at the age of 95 should not go unnoticed. Many newer members will not be familiar with Ken, who was the foremost researcher in the field of Australian silver and gold of the early 20th century, which he also collected. His articles appear in Austral...

Book review: Robert La Nauze, ‘Made to Order. George Thwaites and Sons, colonial cabinet makers'

The first study into our furniture history appears to be by John Earnshaw, a retired engineer. The name ‘W. Beatton’ stamped on an old cedar chiffonier aroused his curiosity. Earnshaw investigated further and produced a slim book, Early Sydney Cabinetmakers, in 1971 which resulted in devotees, students, his...

Book review: Jennifer Sanders (ed), ‘Collecting for the Nation, The Australiana Fund'.

... Tamie Fraser was one of the first to realise the same could be done here to reflect our own culture and history. In 1978, she encouraged the establishment of The Australiana Fund (not to be confused with the Australiana Society, established in the same year), with the aim of lending appropriate examples of ...