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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.

Olive Pink

Acacia salicina

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

Olive Pink

Portulaca oleracea

Pencil drawing sketched by Olive Pink at Beltana, South Australia 18/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Portulaca oleracea

Olive Pink

Eremophila maculata

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

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

Olive Pink

Fusanus acuminatum

Water colour on card painted by Olive Pink at Beltana, South Australia, 19/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Fusanus acuminatum - Quandong (Santulum acuminatum)

Olive Pink

Loranthus exocarpi

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Coloured pencil drawing sketched by Olive Pink - Warraweena, Beltana, South Australia 19/7/30.

Olive Pink

Loranthus miguelii

Water colour and pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Jay Creek, Northern Territory 27/12/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Loranthus miguelii "veins in leaves lighter and more yellow than leaf - flowers bright red"

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Water colour and pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Jay Creek, Northern Territory 26/12/30. Not identified by Olive Pink but thought to be Capparis spinosa

Olive Pink

Capparis

Water colour and pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Jay Creek, Northern Territory 26/12/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Capparis

Olive Pink

Loranthus migulii

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Jay Creek, Northern Territory (no date). Identified by Olive Pink as Loranthus migulii

Olive Pink

Crotalaria cunninghamii.

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Crotalaria cunninghamii

Olive Pink

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.

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Northern Territory, 1930. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Northern Territory 1930. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Wahlenbergia gracilis

Watercolour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Northern Territory, 1930. Identified by Olive Pink as Wahlenbergia gracilis

Olive Pink

Dodonaea

Water colour on textured card sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Dodonea. Thought to be Dodonaea microzyga

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Water colour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Trichinium obovatum

Coloured pencil on light card, sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Trichinium obovatum "sage"

Olive Pink

Mathiola

Water colour on dark card sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Mathiola?

Olive Pink

Sida

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Sida

Olive Pink

Nicotiana suaveolens

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

Olive Pink

Didiscus glaucifolius

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Horseshoe Bend, Northern Territory, 1930. Identified by Olive Pink as Didiscus glaucifolius.

Olive Pink

Erodium cygnorum

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Erodium cygnorum.

Olive Pink

Grevillea and Calothamnus

Watercolour and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, from Kalamunda, Western Australia, 1912. Line drawn diagonally across card separating pictures. Top section "V" identified by Olive Pink as a Grevillea. Bottom section "VI" identified by Olive Pink as a Calothamnus (above has "a grevillea" crossed out)

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolour and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, Western Australia, 1912. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Tempeltonia

Watercolour and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, Claremont, Western Australia, 1912. Identified by Olive Pink as Tempeltonia

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Mt. Tambourine, Queensland, 1926. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolour and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, Mt. Tambourine, Queensland, 1926. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Careya australis

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Darwin, Northern Territory, 1930. Identified by Olive Pink as Careya australis

Olive Pink

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"

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Coloured pencil on brown paper sketched by Olive Pink, Bond Springs or Aileron Station, Northern Territory, 1934. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Coloured pencil on brown paper sketched by Olive Pink, Bond Springs or Aileron Station, Northern Territory, 1936. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Coloured pencil on brown paper sketched by Olive Pink, Bond Springs or Aileron Station, Northern Territory, 1934. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Tallow wood

Pencil, with some coloured pencil, on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Aileron Station, Northern Territory, November 1936. Identified by Olive Pink as Whitewood, Tallow wood "a little like May blossom in form"

Olive Pink

Bean Tree

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Aileron Station, Northern Territory, November 1937. Identified by Olive Pink as Bean Tree [Erythrina vespertilio]

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Finke, 4/9/3? (Aileron Station, Northern Territory, 1937).

Olive Pink

Bean Tree

Pencil and coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Aileron Station, Northern Territory, 1936-37. Identified by Olive Pink as Bean Tree

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, "Near the 10 Mile", Darwin, Northern Territory, 28/9/30. Identified by Olive Pink as apple green calyx of bud, bright apple-green leaves, cream blossom (of magnolia texture) warm brown stem

Olive Pink

Swainsona

Watercolour and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, "Near Farina", 21/8/31. Identified by Olive Pink as Swainsona

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Gilla, Queensland, 24/9/34. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Capparis

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Thompsons Rock Hole, 27/8/42. Not identified by Olive Pink. "Don't know name - small low plant and tall ones too. Very difficult so frail in texture and transparent paperish that the light shine through. They come out at dusk and look lovely ( 5 petals) stamens the same colour as petals with deeper knobs of pollen"

Olive Pink

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

Whitewood (Tallow wood)

Coloured pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, Thompsons Rock Hole, 1943. Identified by Olive Pink as Whitewood ( Tallow wood)

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, Thompsons Rock Hole, 1943. Described by Olive Pink as "light green stems dark green leaves almost lemon yellow at joints" (drawn on the back of P6-15-13a)

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, enroute to Parilyu (on sandhill), 17/9/43. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, enroute to Parilyu (on sandhill), 17/9/43. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

Bean Tree

Pencil on card. Sketched by Olive Pink at Thompsons Rockhole 22/11/43. Identified by Olive Pink as Bean Tree.

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolour and pencil on card. Sketched by Olive Pink, Thompsons Rock Hole, various dates, 1943. Page of sketch book

Olive Pink

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.

Olive Pink

Evening Primrose

Water colour and pencil on card. Sketched by Olive Pink at Thompsons Rockhole 16/7/45. Identified by Olive Pink as Evening Primrose "Yuggilli Burinyu". Has unidentified sketch on the verso P6-15-18b

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Pencil on card. Sketched by Olive Pink, June 1945. Sketched on the back of P6-15-18

Olive Pink

Capparis

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 17/1/41. Identified by Olive Pink as Capparis

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, 31/10/44

Olive Pink

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)"

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, at Alice Springs, 10/4/47

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolur and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, from Sister Goulder (Vic), 12/9/49 (from North Road I think?)

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolor on card sketched by Olive Pink, (flower) from Sister Goulder (Vic), 12/9/49, (same as at Thompson's Rock Hole. 1942-46)

Olive Pink

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"

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolour and pencil on paper, sketched by Olive pink at Alice Springs 19/8/49. Not identified by Olive Pink

Olive Pink

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)

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, "at Wurley", Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 25/7/42. Not identified by Olive Pink. Drawn on the back of a 1913 sketch

Olive Pink

Desert Rose

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Thompsons Rock Hole, 27/8/42. Described by Olive Pink as " I call this hybiscus but I think the whites here call it the Desert Rose ( a silly name !). Fully open blossom - the effect is very papery and slightly more mauve ( in parts) than I have it - buds lovely, rosey and like quince blossom buds rather".

Olive Pink

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!)"

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Coloured pencil on blue card sketched by Olive Pink, T.R.H (Thompsons Rock Hole), 1942. Not identified by Olive Pink. "Has black berries with russ (waxy) calex later, grows from a few feet to 5ft high - creamy blossom and stamens"

Olive Pink

Isotoma

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

Olive Pink

Nulyubi vine

Water colour and pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Thompsons Rock Hole, 16/12/42. Described by Olive Pink as " aboriginal name Nulyubi (vine) don't know whites name - a very strong vine - the aboriginies use in place of string - twine - dull surface, berries".

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown) Thought to be Trichodesma zeylanicum

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown) Thought to be Swainsona formosa (taxonomic change)

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Coloured pencil on brown card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Native Lemon

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, at Anzac Hill (date unknown) "native lemon, Aranda country"

Olive Pink

Capparis

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

Olive Pink

Unidentified

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

Olive Pink

Capparis

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink 4/12/57 (location unknown). Identified by Olive Pink as "Capparis (in profile)"

Olive Pink

Cassia

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink 30/9/57 (location unknown). "other Cassia not time for more leaves (foliage) have closed up!"

Olive Pink

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"

Olive Pink

Yam flower

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink 27/12/57 (location unknown). Identified by Olive Pink as "Yam flower? badly done"

Olive Pink

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