Fruit arrive on ice in 1957

WILDFLOWERS, DOROTHY GORDON, CA. 1950S Courtesy Harslett family. Photograph by Adrian Ashman. Dorothy Curtis Gordon (nee Gemmell) was born in Stanthorpe in 1930. In the 1950s Dorothy began painting Australian native flowers – these have been described as noteworthy not only for their scientific accuracy but also for their artistic quality. The gallery at Myall Park Botanic Garden in Glenmorgan, Qld, was created to showcase the watercolour botanical art of Dorothy Gordon. Photo courtesy of Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery (SRAG).