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Leaving the Port of Genoa

Gina Sinozich2001

Australian National Maritime Museum

Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia

In 1957 Croatian refugees Gina Sinozich, her husband Eugen and their two children Vladimiro and Eugenia left the Italian port of Genoa on board SS NEPTUNIA to travel to Melbourne, Australia. Gina was happy to leave Italy, having waited 18 months in a refugee camp for her official papers to be processed. This is one of a series of 14 paintings by the 73 year old artist documenting her personal experience as a Croatian migrant travelling to Australia.

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  • Title: Leaving the Port of Genoa
  • Creator: Gina Sinozich
  • Date: 2001
  • Location: Sydney
  • Type: Painting
  • Significance: This painting represents the personal experience of Croatian refugee and artist Gina Sinozich on board SS NEPTUNIA in 1957, during a peak period of immigration to Australia after World War II.
  • See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 640 x 935 x 45 mm, 2.4 kg
  • Credit line: ANMM Collection Gift from Gina Sinozich
Australian National Maritime Museum

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