The drover’s boy
Julie DOWLING: artist
This painting is about how women disguised themselves as boys to
work in the livestock industry. Many of these girls and women were
taken from their families for work in the saddle and ‘in the swag’ of
their white masters.
work in the livestock industry. Many of these girls and women were
taken from their families for work in the saddle and ‘in the swag’ of
their white masters.
Title
The drover’s boy
Artist/Maker and role
Julie DOWLING: artist
Date
2002
Medium
synthetic polymer paint, red ochre and metallic paint on canvas
Measurements
61.1 x 50.5 cm
Credit line
Gift of Brigitte Braun, 2017
© Julie Dowling / Copyright Agency
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2017/0036