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

Lookin g gold for a rush TVvO women brought to Au stral ia the m ost spectacular show of go lden ornam~nts yoL1' 11 see in this world . T h y arf' A11st ralh111 J\lrs Bronwyn Thomas, 11nd Colombian nnthrnpolocl"' Dr lcmcncia Plaius clt• NlcLo, who's 111n1Ticcl a11cl lcrL a baby girl w!Lh lwr famil y In B ogot.a while she came hcrc. Dr Clemcncln Is 011rnlor of lhc J\T11s,,o dc l Orn, i11 Uogo1:1. cnpilnl of Colomblu. The museum is how,;cd 111 n fl;~c1~'.1t1~:i~c~:.,l\\}' 1 g:f,01!? ?l~'sl 'l~~~ 1 (11~~\ li~:-~ tnic c~b 1 :I~~-. ~illlPl,1• by b11,vl11g II from fi11d– c rs p iece b.,· pfcce. Eve1·ybocly's rrofo1111cl hllll· G~l;1gr~ 1 i1cA~A~\1c \.n~~1~ 1 !\1 1 1't~rr~~ h'om lVlcliltll'Jli.:lllS in lhc Et Dorado cxhlblUon IIS thr COil• ?1\ 1 ~~~n~\'O~l~~ni~r~!;, s~oo\·~tai1!~ ugo. EXl'f•IJI I hnl t llf' S pit lli;i l'd!-i :mu~lil. tu pl11nclt·r and melt clown t llC' gold. shippin g n. ho111c wlll1 the.• r mf•ralds of Colom lJia thut 111'1! sLI IJ minr ct lodn,v. The h m~c South J\m~ricun republlr or Colnmbi11. lltc :size of Frn11l'r. Spftill nod Portu- 1.ml togcllwr, Is 11 1>l:1ce mo."il of us huvc ncn •r hea rd nf. Yrl l hc hi.~lory of Colo111bin I:,; lo11~1•r nml rklH•r lhnn our own - from tilt• cnrlic.~1 fo1111d sciLlcllll'lll of 5000 BC. thro111,:h the Spu11lsh conqttP:-l in llw 16th c1·nt11ry. Lo lhc wnrs for llbcmtlon ttncl<'I' Simon Bol l\'ur nrouncl t hC' 18~0s. .DogOtl,, somNilllf's cn ll<'cl the At hens or Soul h Am~rir11 . i~ i.l cily of sk,,·-~cr.q)CJ'S :.l llll olrJ Spuubh llfHISl'~. wiLh :i ·~ m llllon people. Colombin 1111!-i lfl cllirs ol' more tl1nn u million cuch By CAROLINE ROSS llll1f11lg I\;, IU0\11\IHIII" lt llrl clt•cp \'1tllt•,·.. , Uolrl dust wn~ 11.-.c•<J to co\'– t·r I lie IJO<lf,' of u priest wllo div1·d Into u dc1•p r>nol 10 wu:o;h In n l'l"l'r lllOtl\' l'l'lll urir.s old wtu;n the :-;p111li:,;h got to Coln111bh1. and i;Oltl :tlld J11't'· dons of'fl'n111,:s wt'rc thrown urLcr him. A nclcnl IOlllbS, .,tripped ovrr tlH' ycurs, h:l\'I! rurn– lslwd the J)l'(\~l'lll Sl,llllllilll; l\'lll~l.'0 tic) Orn iH Dogoln with 111or11 Ihnn ~ll.000 gol<I 11rtlt11c1s. In Mc•lbournc wr'll hl• scC'lng: ~vmc :l30 of thC's1·. lh--·l'lll illf'cl nut,"iidr lllf' COtlllll'Y 11erl111 ps fur the lt1~1 l imc. 'I'h1·\·'ru l)rcn seen in N~w York. ·and wnc tn J:!,O to Lo11- R'.~t'h·1:]\'.,; 1/~"ok Ju%','i~ed&~i~·. Now. sny~ custncliun Ch. 1 111cn~ c:la, porhnp.l., tile,\' mny not lf'H\'1.' B0!,!010 :1~11111. hccnuf;c nr ilwrcuslnt; cuution for I hrlr rarlt.y. Colo111bi11 hns n growing tourist 1rnrr1c, nnd the I\h1~cu THEY brought the Colombian gold exhibition to Australia - Dr Clemencia Plaz,,s de Nieto and Mrs Bronwyn Thomas, clt•I Oro ls one lure - ul nu wil ll :,;pcc·Ln t uln r· lllOll lltltlll s CC II p I' y, orchid g ar·d ('ll!-, strnnµc 11nl1n11l.'-t l ike nnnnc.Jil– los, slot hs, giant n11L.cnt er~. yellow "sJlCCtaclt•d '' A1u_ll 1 1111 hrurs, 1H1d l'l1inchillns or r111· run,c•, IIH111mi11g1Jirds, llllll'll \''·"' rmd osprey:--. In 13oi::otn i t i~ evcrlns1 Ing t\~~~,1· ~~~~1<'1{'~~1. i ·n•~~OO ~,ti~~ l'0ll!ld nh0lll l•l.4 clrgrces Ct'l– slus. C11ri11g for thr pl'lcd~ss c, - l11bi1s nl. I his t•l\d of I hr 1r trip is Au, tr;d1u1t a1·t,ist Mr:-. Bronwv11 Thoma:-., who hncl s11cces.sf11I rxhlblLlons of IU'r puln1111µs lwfnrc• she \'Ccrr<I iuto nl'l udml11ls1rnUon. Shr lccl11rcd In ad , r11n thr O011\'lhon Oallr 1:v ill S vdttl'\', look· t•xhibhlon. 10 As\n fr,r :,\~ni" 0 'j~~;" ,1:;~\~J ~~Y"''t~ Europe, Ute U.S.. C11nadn, Mcxlc11. India 1111d Cn1111J0<1iu, She is •x c111lvc· dlrcr:tor of the- A11:--tru llan Art Exhihittun., ~-;pa1~ 1 ~:i:,~ t I i 0 11. 1 j;t~~h \'',1:~ Chine,. • Exhi1Ji1to11 here sc1•n bv nboul hnlf 11 1111lllon Vlr – torln11.,, n11d wol'Ch $1U9 11111• 11011, . !\;Jr.· Thomu~ J<lll~ 1 s U1c Col– ombian gold exhibits ll l'C Silll • ply vulucd by wrlghi for l11- cJt•11u1tly pun,o,t.l•s, Uut t111•y h11 v no nrlcc. The Colombian cxhllJlllon will l)C n t the Natio11ul Gol– ler)' from Mny 2U 10 July i .