Royal Society of Tasmania: Dr Ashley Bird

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Sun 28 Jul 2024

The Royal Society of Tasmania Northern Branch presents a public lecture by Dr Ashley Bird: Bush Carpentry and the Jimmy Possum Tradition

The Jimmy Possum chairmaking tradition has a living and continuous 150-year connection to the landscape, history, and people of the Meander Valley of Northern Tasmania. The mysterious artisan who reputably lived and worked out of a hollowed tree, gave the tradition its name. He was followed by other chairmakers, who maintained yet reinterpreted the traditions defining design.

This presentation will draw out this history and outline what makes this tradition important and how it is remaining relevant.

Cost
General Admission: $6 | Students, QVMAG or TMAG Friends, Launceston Historical Society members: $4 | Royal Society of Tasmania members: Free

When: Sunday, 28 July 2024 | 01:30 PM
Where: Meeting Room, Museum at Inveresk, 2 Invermay Road, Inveresk, Launceston, 7250, Australia

More information at www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Whats-on/Events/Royal-Society-of-Tasmania-Dr-Ashley-Bird




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