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Olive Pink Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC P6
  • Collection
  • 1931 -1973

Sketches, mainly in pencil and crayon, made by Olive Muriel Pink of flowers found in the north of South Australia, Central and North Australia. The majority were made between June and December 1930, at various places along the railway between Port Augusta and Alice Springs. Later sketches were made in various parts of Australia between 1931 and 1960, but often without a note of the place and date. The sketches were often hurriedly made on pieces of thin, cheap paper, or even pieces of cardboard or brown paper. Some were coloured with crayon and a few, more finished drawings were coloured with watercolours. A later donation was made of books, personal belongings and sketches. A second series was received from the family of Olive Pink in 2016, this series includes Olive Pink's book collection, photographs, paintings, letters, items of clothing and other ephemera and memorabilia, some of which are nationally significant in their own right - such as the book plate made by Adrian Feint, notes and sketches done whilst camping with Daisy Bates, and photographs documenting life in Central Australia.

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Acacia salicina

Coloured pencil drawing sketched by Olive Pink, Beltana, South Australia 17/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Acacia salicina

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Eremophila maculata

Watercolour painted by Olive Pink at Beltana, South Australia 19/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Eremophila maculata

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Unidentified

Pencil drawing sketched by Olive Pink, Beltana, South Australia 19/7/30.

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Centaurea

Watercolour on paper, painted by Olive Pink at Edwards Creek, South Australia, 30/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Centaurea

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Tribulus

Coloured pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink at Edwards Creek, South Australia (no date). Identified by Olive Pink as Tribulus (Bindii)

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Crotalaria dissitiflora

Watercolour on paper painted by Olive Pink at Edwards Creek, South Australia, 13/8/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Crotalaria dissitiflora

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Clianthus speciosum

Watercolour on card painted by Olive Pink at Wire Creek, South Australia 25/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Clianthus speciosum

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Unidentified

Watercolour and pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink at the The Finke, Northern Territory 4/9/30. "natural size"

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Unidentified

Pencil on paper, sketched by Olive Pink at Horseshoe Bend, Central Australia 12/7/30. "Very pale yellow blossom (wattle) - blue green leaves"

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Brunonia australis

Watercolour and pencil on light green card sketched by Olive Pink at Rodinga, Northern Territory 13/9/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Brunonia australis (Goodeniaceae)

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Unidentified

Pencil and crayon on card, sketched by Olive Pink at Rodinga, Northern Territory 28/9/30. "from nature (exactly) but most often a creeper and therefore simple petal at top)+ sometimes 4 below - trails of it are feet long in every direction" "normal position of blossom (1 petal at top 3 below)"

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Goodina or Velleya

Watercolour on paper painted by Olive Pink at Rodinga, Northern Territory 13/9/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Goodina or Velleya?

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Scaevola depauperata

Watercolour on card. Painted by Olive Pink at Rodinga, Northern Territory, 17/9/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Scaevola depauperata

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Convolvulus

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, 50 miles from Darwin, Northern Territory 26/10/30. Identified by Olive Pink as a creeper Convolvulus? "from an almost dead specimen when brought to me"

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Eucalypt

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Darwin, Northern Territory, 29/10/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Eucalypt? tall tree, cream blossom

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Careya australis

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Darwin, Northern Territory 27/10/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Careya australis (has quince like fruit)

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Isotoma petraea

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory 26/11/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Isotoma petraea

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Unidentified

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Tortanga Quatcha, Northern Territory 4/12/30. Not identified by Olive Pink - some of original plant material attached - flower head

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Nicotiana suaveolens

Coloured pencil on dark card sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Nicotiana suaveolens

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Convolvulus erubescen

Water colour and pencil on dark card sketched by Olive Pink, (no place or date) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Convolvulus erubescen.

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Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, Stanthorpe, Queensland, September, 1925. Not identified by Olive Pink

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Unidentified

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Gilla, Queensland, August 1934. Not identified by Olive Pink (Dimensions

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Unidentified

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Jila, Northern Territory, 1934. Not identified by Olive Pink

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Unidentified

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Jila, Northern Territory, 23/9/34. Not identified by Olive Pink

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Scavola

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Jila, Northern Territory, 24/9/34. Identified by Olive Pink as Scavola? "natural size, some 4 mostly 5 'fingers'", "flower whitish cream to buff"

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Capparis

Water colour and pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Alice Springs, 17/1/41. Identified by Olive Pink as Capparis

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Erythrina vespertilio - Bean Tree

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, 9/10/42. Identified by Olive Pink as Bean Tree. (Erythrina vespertilio) "flowers point upwards - this branch was growing like this (a la Japanese print I thought!)"

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Isotoma

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, Pine Hill Station (near boulders), 1942. Identified by Olive Pink as Isotoma

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Lavender (coloured) bush

Watercolour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Thompsons Rock Hole, 1943. Identified by Olive Pink as Lavender (coloured) bush in spinifex country

Erythrina vespertilio - leaves

Watercolour and pencil on card. Sketched by Olive Pink, 16/7/45. Identified by Olive Pink as leaves of Erythrina vespertilio. True colour and actual size of a large leaf and stem. Page of sketch book.

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Unidentified birds

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, (location unknown),7/7/45. " (1st) original sent to Mrs 'Pat' Chapman (Granits) July 1948"

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Unidentified

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, Anzac Hill, Alice Springs, 1946. "Traced from rough sketch - matt surface pale cream blossom and stamens, leaves leathery greenish - mature "orange" (lemon)"

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Wild Orange

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, at Barrow Creek, 1949. Identified by Olive Pink as Wild Orange. "pale lemon petal and stamens green end to pistil - bright green leaves of leathery texture"

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Prostanthera

Identified as Prostanthera striatiflora . Watercolor on card sketched by Olive Pink near power station at Alice Springs on 7 June 1958
'has aromatic scent (leaves?) (very honeyed flower)

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Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve - photograph

One of eight annotated black and white photographs of the site of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve. Noting location of Mt Gillen, part of MacDonnell Range, entrance gate and driveway to hut, driveway for sanitary truck

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View outside gate

Black and white photograph of view outside of the gate at Olive Pinks flat in Ferntree, Hobart, Tasmania

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My camp

Black and white photograph of Olive Pinks camp at Thompsons Rock Hole

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Photograph of Wallaby and Des

Black and white photo probably taken by Olive Pink –annotated on back as: “Wallaby” and “Des”, July 1941 –on termite mound –
‘When we three went on an exploring expedition on foot’.

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Calendar design

Indian ink with some colour sketch on tracing paper made by Olive Pink between 1940 and 1941. From a collection of sketches made in New South Wales, Tasmania and a few in Queensland.

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Letter to TMAG

Letter to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) regarding donation of her Albert Namatjira paintings – copy of typed letter

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Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Capparis

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (location and date unknown) "rough, quick sketches of opening blossoms of Capparis"

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Unidentified

Watercolour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (location and date unknown)

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Unidentified

Pencil and watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink 30/9/57 (location unknown). Described by Olive Pink as "mauve-green calyx looking down on blossom - a marvel of beauty when looked at closely"

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Unidentified

Watercolour and pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink 1958 (location unknown)

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Unidentified

Water colour and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink in Alice Springs, 1958

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Macrocarpa gregoria

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, "Native Gap" ( Aileron Stn.), 1960. Identified by Olive Pink as Macrocarpa gregoria ( I think) Spinifex Snow - description on back of drawing.

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Photograph of Quart-Pot and Mangy, and aboriginal guide Jim

Black and white photograph of Olive Muriel Pink standing next to two camels, 'Quart-Pot'and 'Mangy', with her aboriginal guide Jim at a Central Australian waterhole, 1934, with inscription on the back by Olive Pink, 'To dear Mrs Walker - with love from Olive, Jim, (guide), "Quart-Pot, Olive and "Mangy"!!! (in order, from R to L!!) at a C. Aus. water-hole.' Photographs sent with a letter to her friend Joan Walker in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Photograph of aboriginal children swimming in a waterhole

Black and white photograph by Olive Pink of a group of aboriginal children swimming in a waterhole in Central Australia, 1934, with inscription on the back by Olive Pink, 'Native children playing in water-hole - Central Australia.' Photographs sent with a letter to her friend Joan Walker in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Study from life by Olive Pink

Study from life by Olive Pink, done at a Julian Ashton's life class about 1913. Peter Rados, aged approximately 23 was killed in action on the 19 May 1915.

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Photograph of Olive Pink and friends

1 sepia photograph of camp at Professor Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin's Farm - Cobbler's End, Tasmania. Picturing Olive Pink, Florence Rodway, with mop and basin, Mildred Lovett with grid iron as harp, and Ursula Walker

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Packed coach of four

Post card of horse drawn carriage with passengers. On the back Huon Road Tasmania - a packed coach of four - in mothers things at death, Olive Pink

Loranthus exocarpi

Water colour on paper painted by Olive Pink at Beltana, South Australia, 19/7/30 Identified by Olive Pink as Loranthus exocarpi

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Loranthus exocarpi

Coloured pencil sketched by Olive Pink, Warraweena, Beltana, South Australia 19/7/30 Identified by Olive Pink as Mistletoe Berry - Loranthus exocarpi

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Unidentified

Pencil some coloured on card sketched by Olive Pink at Callanna Reservoir South Australia 20-21/7/30

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Lavatera plebeia

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink at Callanna Reservoir, South Australia 20-21/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Lavatera plebeia

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Stenopetalum

Coloured pencil on dark card, sketched by Olive Pink at (Ry)Dam Callanna, South Australia 20-21/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Stenopetalum

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Scaevola aemula

Coloured pencil on dark card, sketched by Olive Pink at Callanna, South Australia 20-21/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Scaevola aemula

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Swainsona

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink at Edwards Creek, South Australia "near creek" 25/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Swainsona

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Kochia tomentosa

Watercolour and coloured pencil on paper painted by Olive Pink, Edwards Creek, South Australia, 26/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Kochia tomentosa

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Trichodesma zeylanicum

Coloured pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink at Edwards Creek, South Australia ?/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Trichodesma zeylanicum

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