NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA — Parkes Place, Parkes. Phone 02 6262 1111. LINK

Wolfgang Sievers photographer — Wolfgang Sievers AO (1913–2007) documented Australia’s prosperity over five decades. Fearing persecution in Nazi Germany because of his Jewish heritage, Sievers emigrated to Australia in 1938. Sievers’ career as a photographer flourished after the war. Commissioned by the government and many of Australia’s most influential companies, including Alcoa, Comalco and Shell, Sievers’ strikingly composed images, with dramatic contrasts between light and dark, documented and promoted Australia’s emerging prosperity and modernity. Until 12 Sep.

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FEATURED EXHIBITIONS

NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA — Parkes Place, Parkes. Phone 02 6240 6411. LINK

Robert Dowling: Tasmanian son of Empire

Robert Dowling holds a special place in the history of Australian art. He was the first artist to be trained in Australia and was renowned for his paintings of pastoralists and their properties, Indigenous people and biblical themes. This is the first major exhibition of his oeuvre, including his much-lauded oriental subjects. 24 Jul–3 Oct.

Image: Robert Dowling, Mrs Adolphus Sceales with Black Jimmie on Merrang Station 1855–56 (detail) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased from the Founding Donor Fund 1984.