CITY OF ALBANY EVENTS
Maritime Sketches - a talk by Gary Tonkin
Thu, 27 July
|Albany Public Library
Join scrimshaw artist, Gary Tonkin, for this talk on maritime sketches.
Time & Location
27 July 2023, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Albany Public Library, 221 York St, Albany WA 6330, Australia
About the event
Join scrimshaw artist, Gary Tonkin, for this talk on maritime sketches.Â
In the 1990s, scrimshaw artist Gary Tonkin was the former chairman and founding member of Albany's Maritime Heritage Association. His passion for art and scrimshaw is evident in his many works such as the detailed account of George Vancouver's HMAS Discovery in King George Sound and historic buildings of Albany depicted on the whale's tooth collar of the City of Albany mace. Join Gary as he discusses the events which led up to his artistic interpretation of significant events in Albany's maritime history.