Ship in Darling Harbour
Artist
Aileen Rogers
Date1991
Object number00039808
NamePainting
MediumWatercolours, paper, wood, glass
DimensionsOverall: 1110 × 1355 × 15 mm
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Maersk Australia Pty Ltd
DescriptionFramed watercolour by Aileen Rogers depicting a Karlander ship at berth in Darling Harbour.
Winner of the 1991 ACTA Maritime Award.HistoryBorn in New South Wales in 1916, Aileen Rogers began painting at the age of 45. She studied at the Desiderius Orban Art School from 1964 to 1977. She exhibited from 1972 and won several prizes. Rogers' work is represented at the National Trust of Australia.Significance"Our ports and harbours are no longer a part of our teeming inner city industrial scene. With the establishment of container terminals outside city limits we have lost a certain romantic aspect of sea-going life. It is this changing scene we want to help record for all times. We would like Australian artists to revive what was once a major subject for
their art, the Australian ports, harbours, ships and people."
Mr Christopher Cullen
Managing Director, ACTA Shipping
1985 ACTA Maritime Art Award
