Tottie Joinbee and her husband Jack and their children were the first family to be exempt from Yarrabah. “We were told we had too many fair-skin children and we had to leave Yarrabah.” Their application was approved in 1944 #2 (from 'Reflections in Yarrabah' series) 2023

ARNOL, Simone - Artist

Artwork Tottie Joinbee and her husband Jack and their children were the first family to be exempt from Yarrabah. “We were told we had too many fair-skin children and we had to leave Yarrabah.” Their application was approved in 1944 #2 (from 'Reflections in Yarra this artwork made of Photograph on cotton rag, created in 2023-01-01

Accession No.: 2025.325
Date Created: 2023
Gallery location: Not on public display
Department: Indigenous Australian Art
Dimensions A: 112.5 x 78cm
Edition: ed. 1/6
Media Category: Photograph
Medium: Photograph on cotton rag
Place Created: Yarrabah Aboriginal Community
Credit Line: Purchased 2023 with funds raised through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation Appeal

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