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Queenie McKenzie’s ‘Mistake Creek Massacre’ displayed by National Museum after years of controversy

Queenie McKenzie’s ‘Mistake Creek Massacre’ displayed by National Museum after years of controversy

From the ABC News Web Site:

A painting by a renowned Indigenous artist depicting what is known as the Mistake Creek Massacre has been displayed at the National Museum of Australia for the first time since it was purchased in 2005.

The artwork, by the late Queenie McKenzie, was bought by the museum in 2005, but due to disagreement and controversy about what actually took place almost a century earlier, it was never hung.

Read the full story on the ABC Web Site…