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Three Suit Cases
Gina Sinozich2003
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
On 16 August 1957 Gina Sinozich, her husband and two children arrived in Melbourne, Australia from Genoa, Italy as Croatian refugees on board SS NEPTUNIA. Gina had fled her home country without telling family and friends or taking any family mementoes. This painting is a vivid reminder of what many migrants were forced to leave behind when they moved to Australia. On arriving in Melbourne, the Sinozich family's entire belongings were contained in just three suitcases.
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Details
- Title: Three Suit Cases
- Creator: Gina Sinozich
- Date: 2003
- Location: Sydney
- Type: Painting
- Significance: 'Three Suit Cases' highlights what World War II refugees were forced to leave behind when they came to Australia and just how little they had to start their new lives with.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: 300 x 400 mm, 2 mm, 0.34 kg
- Credit line: ANMM Collection Gift from Gina Sinozich
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