Arts & Culture
A new display at the Art Gallery of SA showcases elaborate textiles, decorative furniture and other designs by 19th-century British firm Morris & Co – including items that once graced the homes of a prominent Adelaide family.
Arts & Culture
An elaborate chiffonier made from driftwood and wooden pegs more than 100 years ago by a female wood carver living on South Australia’s Wedge Island is now turning heads at the Art Gallery of SA.
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