<description>&lt;p&gt;This is a story about an artwork illustrating a Chinese camp in Ballarat, Victoria, depicted by Percy Lindsay. This is a story about a painting that carries within it the joy, tears and fears of Chinese gold miners. This oil canvas is hidden and locked away in a black suitcase at the Ballarat gallery with its paper sketch stored at the University of Melbourne. This week on Uncurated, Caitlin Duan and Isabella Vagnoni take you on a road trip to uncover the forgotten history of Percy Lindsay. And along with it, capture the story of Chinese-Australian migrants during the gold rush era all the way into the 21st century. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Interviewees:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Alyssa Bunbury - Curator of the Grimwade Collection at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Juanita Kwok - History and Heritage consultant with an interest in local histories in Australia and Chinese communities in rural Australia&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Charles Zhang - Committee member of the Chinese library and President of the Chinese Australian Cultural Society of Ballarat&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Music and sound effects for this episode of Uncurated were sourced from &lt;a href="https://www.purple-planet.com/"&gt;https://www.purple-planet.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/"&gt;https://www.FesliyanStudios.com&lt;/a&gt; under relevant licensing agreements. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Uncurated

Centre for Advancing Journalism

The Other Gold Rush

NOV 2, 202217 MIN
Uncurated

The Other Gold Rush

NOV 2, 202217 MIN

Description

This is a story about an artwork illustrating a Chinese camp in Ballarat, Victoria, depicted by Percy Lindsay. This is a story about a painting that carries within it the joy, tears and fears of Chinese gold miners. This oil canvas is hidden and locked away in a black suitcase at the Ballarat gallery with its paper sketch stored at the University of Melbourne. This week on Uncurated, Caitlin Duan and Isabella Vagnoni take you on a road trip to uncover the forgotten history of Percy Lindsay. And along with it, capture the story of Chinese-Australian migrants during the gold rush era all the way into the 21st century. 

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Interviewees:

  • Alyssa Bunbury - Curator of the Grimwade Collection at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne
  • Juanita Kwok - History and Heritage consultant with an interest in local histories in Australia and Chinese communities in rural Australia
  • Charles Zhang - Committee member of the Chinese library and President of the Chinese Australian Cultural Society of Ballarat

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Music and sound effects for this episode of Uncurated were sourced from https://www.purple-planet.com and https://www.FesliyanStudios.com under relevant licensing agreements. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.