Talk 2: A Detailed Look at the Dale Panorama of 1832 Albany

This immersive presentation will take attendees through a detailed look at the amazing wide-angle view of 1832 Albany created by Lieutenant Robert Dale and artist Robert Havell. The 2.7m long panorama exists as a hand-coloured lithographic print created by Havell based on pencil drawings by Dale from the peak of Mount Clarence/Corndarup in Albany. Four originals of the panorama are held in Western Australian collections and other originals exist in collections around the world. For the “Albany Then & Now: Historical Panoramas of Menang Noongar Boodja” exhibition, the team collated digital scans of five different originals of the panorama. The Curtin HIVE has produced a visualisation tool that allows the five original panoramas to be compared and contrasted. The presentation will examine the history of the artwork, the technique of its creation, and similarities and differences between the five originals. Attendees will be able to explore the “Albany Then & Now” exhibition before or after the talk. An original of the Dale Panorama from the Janet Holmes à Court collection is also on display as part of the current "Christopher Pease: Terra Nullius" exhibition, where it is juxtaposed against artworks by Pease challenging the panorama’s colonial vision of harmony, and calling attention to Dale’s involvement in the transportation of Noongar resistance leader Yagan’s severed head to London for public display.

Presenters:

Associate Professor Andrew Woods, Curtin University HIVE

Cristina Albillos, State Library of Western Australia

Venue: Curtin University HIVE, Building 200A (inside John Curtin Gallery), Curtin University, Bentley, WA

Access:

The HIVE is located just a 5-10 minute walk from both Curtin University Bus Stations which are served by many Transperth services.

If arriving by taxi/rideshare, the closest drop-off/pick-up point is “Taxi Stand 2” aka “The Flagpoles”.

If you are arriving by car, the closest long-term parking is Carpark PJ1 Yellow or Pi1 Yellow at $1.68/hour. See map: https://link.mazemap.com/y0extt5j
Please note that parking on Bentley Campus requires payment between the hours of 8am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday 
Payment is made using the CelloPark app. Please consider installing and setting up before your departure: https://properties.curtin.edu.au/getting-here/parking/cellopark/

The “Albany Then & Now: Historical Panoramas of Menang Noongar Boodja” exhibition is a collaboration between the Western Australian Museum, Curtin University HIVE, and the State Library of Western Australia with wonderful support from the City of Albany and Lotterywest.

More Information: www.HistoricalPanoramas.com.au/Albany