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The Painters of the Wagilag Sisters Story 1937-1997

The Painters of the Wagilag Sisters Story 1937-1997 more books like this

by Wally Caruana

The dramatic tale of Wititj, the Olive Python, and the two sisters of the Wagilag clan forms the basis of one of the most important Aboriginal ceremonial cycles and painting traditions. These mythical events herald the arrival of the first monsoon season as well as providing the basis for ritual activity and religious knowledge. For the first time ...

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Australian Aboriginal Paintings

Australian Aboriginal Paintings more books like this

by Jennifer Isaacs

A collection of traditional Aboriginal paintings which spans decades and which displays the distinctive styles of two regions of Australia: the western desert and Arnhem Land. The paintings are simply presented to be easily appreciated, with brief notes on information provided by the artists themselves.

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White Aborigines

White Aborigines more books like this

by Dr. Ian McLean

This book investigates how identities have been constructed in Australian art from 1788 onwards. Ian McLean shows that Australian art, and the writing of its history, has, since settlement, been in a dialogue (although often submerged) with Aboriginal art and culture; and that this dialogue is inextricably interwoven with the struggle to find an ...

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New worlds from old : 19th century Australian and American landscapes

New worlds from old : 19th century Australian and American landscapes more books like this

by Elizabeth B. Johns

This publication accompanies a major exhibition organized by the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, and the National Gallery of Australia. It features some fifty American and fifty Australian landscape paintings produced during the period when landscape became the focus for artists in both countries. In both traditions landscapes trace ...

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Papunya Tula: Art of the Western Desert

Papunya Tula: Art of the Western Desert more books like this

by Geoffrey Bardon

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Images of Religion in Australian Art more books like this

by Rosemary Crumlin

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Aboriginal Art of Australia: Exploring Cultural Traditions

Aboriginal Art of Australia: Exploring Cultural Traditions more books like this

by Carol Finley

Describes the art of the Australian Aborigines including rock painting and engraving as well as sand and bark painting; also discusses the symbolism found in these works.

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Images in Ochre: The Art and Craft of the Kunwinjku

Images in Ochre: The Art and Craft of the Kunwinjku more books like this

by Adrian Parker

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Imagined Country: Environment, Culture and Society more books like this

by John Rennie Short

"Imagined Country" attempts to describe the relationship between society and the physical world through representation. The myths and symbols of spaces reveal how society regards its environment. As cultural perception shifts, altered by location and time, so its representations of the physical environment change. Analysis of such representation ...

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The Australian Landscape and Its Artists more books like this

by Elwyn Lynn

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Wiradjuri Spirit Man

Wiradjuri Spirit Man more books like this

by Paul Coe, Hetti Perkins (Illustrator), H J Wedge

These paintings, by popular Aboriginal artists, are accompanied by a story and organized around the topics of colonization, mission life, religion, and social issues.

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Michael Jagamara Nelson

Michael Jagamara Nelson more books like this

by Vivien Johnson, Fine Art Publishing

This comprehensive study interweaves the artist's own perspective on his work with the social and political events that inspired him.

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Australian painting, 1788-1970 more books like this

by Bernard Smith

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Dream Road: A Journey of Discovery

Dream Road: A Journey of Discovery more books like this

by Percy Trezise

A comprehensive work on the Quinkin art body - one of the largest and most spectacular groups of rock paintings in the world. Covering the caves and cliffs of Cape York Peninsula, Australia, the paintings range in age from 5000 to over 13,000 years. In this intimate account, one of the world's leading experts on Australian rock art recounts the ...

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The black swan of trespass : the emergence of Modernist painting in Australia to 1944 more books like this

by Humphrey McQueen

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Hans Heysen: Into the Light more books like this

by Jane Hylton, Queensland Art Gallery

Considered one of Australia's greatest landscape painters, Hans Heysen reached critical acclaim--as well as knighthood--during his lifetime for his art, particularly his expressive watercolor paintings. This collection discusses the progress of his career as seen through his watercolors as well as the technique he employed in the paintings. A ...

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Colin Lanceley more books like this

by Colin Lanceley, Fine Art Publishing

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100 Masterpieces of Australian Painting more books like this

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Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Robert Holmes a Court Collection: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, 22 February-25 March, James Ford Bell Museum, University of Minnesota, 20 April-2 June, Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake... more books like this

by Lakewood Center for the Arts

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Aboriginal Art and Spirituality more books like this

by Rosemary Crumlin (Editor), Anthony Knight (Editor)

Available again, the landmark presentation and explanation of aboriginal art, revealing an integral part of Australia's cultural identity.

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Dreamings-Tjukurrpa: Aboriginal Art from the Western Desert more books like this

by Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker (Editor)

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Australian Landscapes in Colour more books like this

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Wildbird Dreaming: Aboriginal Art from the Central Deserts of Australia more books like this

by Nadine Amadio

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Sydney Harbour : paintings from 1794 more books like this

by Sandra McGrath, Robert Walker

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The golden age of Australian painting; impressionism and the Heidelberg school. more books like this

by Alan McCulloch

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