Art & Heritage Collections Peter Drew CulturalIllumination Faces of the University

In the tradition of great street art Peter Drew, artist, University of graduate and current Masters student, has saturated the Campus with the fabulous faces of the University greats of old.

Art & Heritage Collections invite you to take a stroll on campus and peer into its secret corners… Enjoy discovering the Faces of the University!

For more information please contact Art & Heritage Collections on 83033086 or email [email protected].

If you are keen to know more about the University history and the faces around the Campus we invite you to buy a newly published book The Spirit of Knowledge: A Social History of the North Terrace Campus written by Rob Linn and published by Barr Smith Press. To secure an order form contact Diane Todd on 83037090 or email [email protected]

For more information please email [email protected] images contoured and supplied by Peter Drew, from the University of Adelaide Archives Collection

Thanks to University Archives and Property Infrastructure and Technology for their enthusiastic support for the project and Division of Services and Resources for their continued support.

A&H Charles Schilsky Dame Roma Mitchell Edith Dornwell First Professor of Anatomy Teacher of Violin at the Graduate of the University of The first woman graduated by at the University of Adelaide Elder Conservatorium Adelaide, outstanding scholar, the University of Adelaide in foremost female legal pioneer, appointed 1885 1885 and first Science graduate first woman judge, first woman State Governor and first woman Chancellor of an Australian University

Edward Rennie Frank Sandland Hone Fredrick Slaney Poole Frederick Coneybeer Angas Chair in Chemistry Public health and preventive Member of the University of Member of the University of at the University of Adelaide medicine reformer and Lecturer at Adelaide Council 1890–1895 Adelaide Council 1911–1912 appointed 1884 the University of Adelaide1916–1931

Helen Mayo Henry Scott Kenneth Bickersteth Lord Howard Florey Pioneer of women’s and children’s University of Adelaide Council Member of the University of Graduate of the University health and University of Adelaide member 1879–1881 Adelaide Council 1921–1933 of Adelaide and Nobel Laureate graduate for his work on penicillin

Sir Sir Douglas Mawson Sir Joseph Verco Sir Thomas Elder Graduate of the University Professor of Geology at the Outstanding medical practitioner Pastoralist, entrepreneur and of Adelaide, eminent scientist University of Adelaide and and co-founder of the University founding and generous benefactor and Governor of South Antarctic explorer extraordinaire of Adelaide Medical School to the University of Adelaide

Thomas Whittell Thorburn Brailsford Robertson Veta MacGhey F S Wallis Member of the University of First Professor of Biochemistry Educationalist, unionist and Member of the University of Adelaide Council 1877–1879 at the University of Adelaide, graduate of the University Adelaide Council 1915–1921 and 1882–1888 developed mass production of Adelaide of insulin