Chapel in the Desert
by Linda Lees
Title
Chapel in the Desert
Artist
Linda Lees
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Located 130km from Alice Springs the Hermannsburg Historic Precinct is a series of historic German-style whitewashed buildings that were constructed when the Lutheran mission was established in the 1880s and was one of Central Australia's first settlements. Hermannsburg was the German name chosen by the Lutheran pastors who set up the small mission for the Arrernte Aboriginal people.
It is best known as the birthplace of artist Albert Namatjira. He painted the local landscape in Western-style watercolours, a style that became known as the Hermannsburg School of painting.
Visitors to the area can explore the buildings of the restored historic town and see work by local artists.
The plaque on the building reads "Blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it" these words are also written in the local Arrernte language.
Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
This is a version of an image uploaded previously, The Mission Chapel. I decided to do this edit after a comment from my friend and fellow artist, Trish Mistric, that she had a similar image in her gallery. This has been created emulating Trish's style and dedicated to her. If you like this please check out Trish's gallery.
Featured in Manufactured Items 27 July 2014
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July 18th, 2014
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