Levels 3-8
Join educators from the NGV and the National Portrait Gallery for a short and lively introduction to one work from the exhibition WHO ARE YOU | Australian Portraiture at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. To have your questions answered about the Wednesday Work of the Week during the program send them in advance to education.bookings@ngv.vic.gov.au.
A program recording will also be available to access online for booked participants for one week.
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu is a retired pediatrician and hospital administrator who was born in Nanking, China, in 1934, and moved to Australia with his parents at three years of age. Throughout his career, he contributed significantly to medicine, education and the arts, and received the Australian of the Year award in 1996. This week, we team up with a guest presenter from the National Portrait Gallery to take a closer look at the way artist Ah Xian has portrayed this significant Australian in this unique ceramic bust.
Duration: 15 mins
Cost: Free
Learning objectives
- Identify and describe the sitters and subject matter in Dr John Yu
- Analyse and interpret the ideas and messages communicated in the artwork
- Consider how the artwork reflects traditional and/or contemporary characteristics associated with portraiture.