List of Articles in Issue Vol 47 no 2, May 2025

Acanthus leaves have been used as decoration in buildings, furniture and pottery since the birth of western architecture.
They were often a decorative feature on Australia’s early Neo-Classical furniture until the advent of Australian themes
towards the end of the 19th century. Bob Fredman discusses the use...

The fashion for emu eggs for decorative purposes gained momentum through the latter part of the 19th century as Australia
approached Federation. As aligned to Australian identity as the emu is, it may come as a surprise to discover that emu
eggs attracted Japanese artisans who expressed their artistry in inno...

Frederick II of Sicily made contact with the Kurdish al-Malik Muhammad al-Kamil in 1217, a year before he became Sultan
of Egypt. Over the next 20 years, the two rulers communicated regularly, exchanging letters, books and rare and exotic
animals. One exotic gift the Sultan sent Frederick was a Sulphur-creste...

Once again, the task of judging
the Peter Walker Fine Arts Writing
Award has proved challenging. The
challenge comes from the diversity of
well-researched, well-illustrated articles.
Inevitably the short list for the Award
will come from the longer articles but the
interest of the magazine comes as much
...

Frequent contributor to Australiana and former curator at the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA),
Glenn R Cooke, died in January. Australiana editor John Wade encapsulates Glenn’s immense influence, drawing on the
orations at his memorial in Brisban...

The Australiana Society’s first national
tour of Victoria from 20 to 24 March
was a huge success. The tour got off to
an unusual start at Gary and Genevieve
Morgan’s Gallery, with our host Gary
Morgan addressing us on a large screen
from his hospital bed...