Governor Davey's Proclamation

Governor Davey's Proclamation is a misnomer for an illustrated proclamation issued in Tasmania by the British government after the 1st November 1828. Although attributed to Governor Davey it was first authorised by Lieutenant Governor George Arthur.[1] Several illustrated narrative versions of the proclamation were created over time.[2] Many were originally painted onto Huon pine boards using oil paints.[3]

A pictorial proclamation issued by the Colonial British Government in Tasmania espousing equality and peaceful relations between Indigenous people and settlers.[4]

The proclamation was intended to explain martial law during the period referred to as the Black War.[5] The scenes that depict Aborigines, British military and settlers were based on drawings by surveyor and artist George Frankland, who suggested in a letter to Governor Arthur that they be tied to trees in remote areas of the island.[6][7]

Derivative images

A ceramic cup made by Tasmanian potter Violet Mace in 1934 is sometimes described as the 'proclamation cup' as it is hand-painted with a series of images that are derivative of those found on the proclamation boards. The cup is held in the collection of the National Museum of Australia.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Arthur, George. "A Proclamation". Sir George Arthur papers regarding Aborigines 1821-1837. State Library NSW. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Governor Davey's Proclamation". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Morris, John (1988-08), "Notes on A Message to the Tasmanian Aborigines in 1829: popularly called "Governor Davey's Proclamation to the Aborigines, 1816"", Australiana 10 (3): 84–87, retrieved 8 July 2013 Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Governor Davey's (sic) Proclamation to the Aborigines, 1816 (sic)". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Manderson, Desmond (2012/13). "The Law of the Image and the Image of the Law: Colonial representations of the rule of law". New York Law School Law Review 57: 154. Retrieved 13 March 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ Kerr, Joan; Glover, Margaret. "George Frankland". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Edmonds, Penelope (June 2011). ""Failing in every endeavour to conciliate": Governor Arthur's Proclamation Boards to the Aborigines, Australian conciliation narratives and their transnational connections". Journal of Australian Studies 35 (2): 201–218. doi:10.1080/14443058.2011.562227.
  8. ↑ Edmonds, Penelope. "The proclamation cup Tasmanian potter Violet Mace and colonial quotations". reCollections: a journal of museums and collections 5 (2). ISSN 1833-4946. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Mug depicting Governor Davey's Proclamation to the Aborigines of Tasmania 1816". Catalogue. National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

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