Philippe Le Miere 'Alice the First-class marksman' fantastical Brown was declared a National

Brown was declared a National Living Treasure in 1998

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5 May - 3 June 1979

'Ships at Wiliamstown'

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Philippe Le Miere 'Alice the First-class marksman' fantastical Brown was declared a NationalPhilippe Le Mieres Alice the First class Marksman is a mash up of two icons from Australian modernism: Charles Blackmans Alice of Wonderland and Sidney Nolans Ned Kelly. Le Miere conjoins Kellys horse and body with Alices head, creating a surrealistic image. She is part centaur her head impossibly round the wrong way; things are still topsy turvy in the outback. Bright, bold and eye catching, Alice the First class Marksman invites new perspectives on