Video discussions of Lycett’s depiction of Aboriginals

Watch the following video online (2.25 mins):

Around 2.00 mins the presenter says that Lycett’s pictures give us an ‘important historical record’ ‘detailed insights into everyday life’ – and that they moved from being ‘almost unsellable to invaluable’. Our attention is not drawn to the proliferation of white loin cloths.

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Watch the following video online (1.10 mins):

https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/05/07/art-of-joseph-lycett-stars-in-new-documentary/

Note reference to Lycett’s attention to detail but no discussion of the white loin cloths.

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Watch the following video online (0.59 mins):

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3484021825215927

Again a celebration of Lycett’s ‘attention to detail’ but no discussion of loin cloths.

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The following questions can be used at early and later levels of the curriculum.

What does ‘Anglicisation’ mean?

Why did Joseph Lycett start to Anglicise his paintings of Aboriginals?

What is an Aboriginal view of Lycett’s use of ‘lap laps’?