ARTWORK STORY
Four Red Coats, including Santa Claus who is wearing a religious cross, sail into the harbour under the moonlight, with blood reflected on the water’s surface near the shore. The Southern Cross shines at the left, while Aboriginal figures stand watching from the cliffs as the invaders arrive to massacre and take the land. Gordon nicknamed this painting “Santa is a Red Coat”.
ARTWORK STORY
Four Red Coats, including Santa Claus who is wearing a religious cross, sail into the harbour under the moonlight, with blood reflected on the water’s surface near the shore. The Southern Cross shines at the left, while Aboriginal figures stand watching from the cliffs as the invaders arrive to massacre and take the land. Gordon nicknamed this painting “Santa is a Red Coat”.
