The Girl in the Painting
The surprising truth behind one of Australia's most iconic paintings, Tom Roberts' Shearing of the Rams. Susie lives on a sheep station and does all she can to help out alongside her sister and her rowdy brothers - collecting firewood, feeding the chickens and helping make the bread. But nobody - not the stockman nor the shearers nor the swaggies - ever notices Susie. Until one day, a painter arrives at the sheep station - the famous Tom Roberts - and that all changes. Based on the true story of Susie Bourne, and the painting of Tom Robert's iconic masterpiece, Shearing the Rams (1890) .
Author: Dee White (Author)
Format: Hardback, 32 pages, 279mm x 250mm, 391 g
Published: 2025, Walker Books Australia, Australia
Genre: Children's General Interest & Leisure
Interest Age: From 5 to 9 years
Description
The surprising truth behind one of Australia's most iconic paintings, Tom Roberts' Shearing of the Rams. Susie lives on a sheep station and does all she can to help out alongside her sister and her rowdy brothers - collecting firewood, feeding the chickens and helping make the bread. But nobody - not the stockman nor the shearers nor the swaggies - ever notices Susie. Until one day, a painter arrives at the sheep station - the famous Tom Roberts - and that all changes. Based on the true story of Susie Bourne, and the painting of Tom Robert's iconic masterpiece, Shearing the Rams (1890) .
The Girl in the Painting