J.p. 1911
by Miroslava Jurcik
Title
J.p. 1911
Artist
Miroslava Jurcik
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
I love that this person left a year he visited. In 1911 North Head was still quarantine station , so it was most likely a person who arrived on the ship and went for wonder on the rocks and hopefully got to live a full life.
Sydney Morning Herald 1911:
The published report that the Commonwealth
Government intends establishing a leper sta-
tion at North Head has raised a cry of in-
dignation from the residents of Manly.
'For nearly 10 years the people of the dis-
trict have been fighting to secure the removal
of the quarantine station from North Head,
and to convert this side of the entrance to
the harbour into a National Park. The site
is regarded as one of the finest in existence
Fix this text
for a National Park.
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Comments (24)
Michele Myers
Wonderful, Miroslava - the lighting and detail is superb - love the textural abstraction of the rock and the history behind the carving - L/F!
Wes Iversen
A very interesting find and presentation, and an excellent capture with great textures, Miroslava! L/F
Alana Thrower
Love all of the textures and shapes! Cool find and capture! Yes, I hope too that whoever carved this had a long and happy life! l/f/g+/t
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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