Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

-- • Machu Picchu: Above. " ond (on "The To~~~ so-called 1h e leftl the Princeae. Palace 01 Picchu sits Machu the top of perched ond spur, a rugge 'th luah covered w1 looking vegetation, the deep out overthe Urubam– valley ol acore• ol ba River below.. metro• · Morey: The Righi. I terracing agriculture eveala the of the Inca r lion" or "geometrlaa common nature I much or lhroughou cullura. Andaan ,,-~- .·.• 10 Sunday Milil Color. M.arcll I 2. 1978 .,.. ., ,- .. El Dorad Story: DOUGLAS I The ruthless Spanish Con– qui•tadores and the men who followed them, ravaged Cen– tral and South America in search or , the fabled El Dorado, the symbol or limit– less wealth. They found vast quantities or gold which native crafts– men or consummate skill and imagination had transformed into artifacts or rare and intricate beauty. But to the Spanish eye, the only thing or real beauty was the gold itself. Pagan gods and splendid decorations were an affront to their Christian religion. They threw the beautiful artifacts, thousands and thou– sands or them, into the melting pots and reduced !hem to 181 tonnes or gold ingots. But though they stripped the Inca or all their golden possessions and desecrated the graves they could find in search for more, they did not find and destroy all the beautiful objects fashioned by the ancient goldsmiths. And for a month, from July 13 next, Quccnslnnders will be able to sec about 200 of the golden treasures w csc®cd the Conqui1tad Tfie treasures, the ,El ado Colombian Gold Ex tion from the Musco del (the Gold Museum), or tu, in Colombia, will bo show at the Queensland Gallery. The exhibition has brought to Australia th the agency or the AustralliiJ Art Exhibitions Corporatlal,. the Commonwealth Govent– ment and the spon10r1hii, al the Benson and H~ Company. • The search -for tlicse prlol– lcss golden · figurines, or- • naments and other artlfadl supports some 15,000 Ire •- ndians. sure hunters througholl Amon Colombia. , )ribcs - While the practice i1 of. Central . ficially illegal, it has led to new chic the discovery or some of tbe was fint richest sources of cult11ral l?ld dus1 remains in the country. his body And in an effort to ensure He w :1 coNT.IIIUID PAG