A few years ago, the National Gallery of Victoria had a brilliant exhibition called Exiles and Emigrants: Epic Journeys to Australia in the Victorian Era. Your image, although clearly focused on Canadian-bound travellers, feels the same: bustling, anxious and hopeful.
A few years ago, the National Gallery of Victoria had a brilliant exhibition called Exiles and Emigrants: Epic Journeys to Australia in the Victorian Era. Your image, although clearly focused on Canadian-bound travellers, feels the same: bustling, anxious and hopeful.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how old your students are Helen, but this might be useful:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/emigrants/access/storm.asp