Summary
Pencil Drawing by Thomas Le. It depicts the successes of Mai and her daughter Tan. It is one of a series of illustrations commissioned by the Immigration Museum used to tell the story of Mai Ho a Vietnamese 'boat person' who arrived in Australia in the 1970s. Copies of the illustrations were displayed but Thomas decided to donate the originals to the collection. Thomas is also a Vietnamese migrant who arrived in Australian in 1978 after leaving Vietnam.
Physical Description
Pencil drawing in colour. The first frame depicts Mai reading a newspaper with an article naming her as Mayor on the front page. The second frame depicts Mai congratulating her daughter Tan after being named Young Australian of the Year. The use of the Southern Cross as the background in the second frame shows the viewer that Mai and her family now consider Australia home.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Thomas Le, 24 May 1999
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Artist
Mr Thomas Le, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1998
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Place Used
Immigration Museum, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1999
Copies of these illustrations were used to tell the story of Mai Ho at the Immigration Museum. -
Place & Date Depicted
Footscray, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1997-1998
Mai became Mayor of Maribyrnong in 1997 and Tan was named Young Australian of the Year in 1998 -
Format
Drawing, Colour
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Maximum dimensions
448 mm (Width), 325 mm (Height)
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