An exemple of contemporary artistic representations of NSW landscapes and flora, enhancing the Library’s rich collection of artist books.

The Shoalhaven River stretches from its mouth at Shoalhaven Heads through to the Eastern side of the Great Dividing Range southwest of Sydney. It is 300 kilometres long. Bombay Swimming hole is linked to the Shoalhaven River, one kilometre away. It’s the local swimming hole for Braidwood residents.

The Library recently acquired two unique artists’ books by the significant NSW landscape painter John Walker. These books are presented in concertina format, allowing the panorama and scenes within to be viewed both as stretching vistas and individual vignettes.

Across its thousands of hectares, Tallaganda National Park plays host to a huge variety of environments. Up at its highest points, you’ll discover subalpine snow gums and even high-altitude swamp. On the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range, you’ll find tall, moist forest dominated by ribbon gum and narrow-leaved peppermint, while on its west slopes are forests of mountain gum.

Walker’s artwork is widely represented in major galleries and collections throughout Australia, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Gallery of Australia, and he is a multiple Archibald Prize finalist.