130th Anniversary of "Shearing the Rams"Print Page 
The painting commemorates the 130th anniversary of the painting "Shearing the Rams" by Australian artist Tom Roberts.
Thomas William Roberts (8 March 1856 – 14 September 1931) was an English-born Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism.
After studying in Melbourne, he travelled to Europe in 1881 to further his training, and returned home in 1885, "primed with whatever was the latest in art". A leading proponent of painting en plein air, he joined Frederick McCubbin in founding the Box Hill artists' camp, the first of several plein air camps frequented by members of the Heidelberg School. He also encouraged other artists to capture the national life of Australia, and while he is best known today for his "national narratives"—among them Shearing the Rams (1890), A break away! (1891) and Bailed Up (1895)—he earned a living as a portraitist, and in 1903 completed the commissioned work The Big Picture, the most famous visual representation of the first Australian Parliament.
Location
| Address: | 176 Sanger Street, Corowa, 2646 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.996321 Long: 146.391107 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Art |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1930 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2020 |
| Artist: | Tracy Hancock |
Dedication
This artist`s impression of Tom Roberts` iconic painting Shearing the Rams was painted by Tracy Hancock in 2020 to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Roberts` work.
Did you know Roberts` iconic work was inspired by a shearing shed scene in the Corowa District ?
This mural, and the exhibition which you can visit inside the Federation Museum, both dealing withe Shearing the Rams, was made possible through a bequest from the late Mr. Tim Fischer.
