Contemporary aboriginal art : a guide to the rebirth of an ancient culture / Susan McCulloch.
Publication details: St Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2001.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 247 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cmISBN:- 1865083054 :
- 704.039915 21
- ND1101 .M37 2001
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 704.039 MCC | Available | 067596 |
Includes index.
Previous ed.: 1999.
Bibliography: p. 233-235.
Foreword / Margo Neale -- Introduction to contemporary Aboriginal art -- Central and Western Desert: Introduction; Papunya; Kintore and Kiwirrkura; Yuendumu; Utopia; Lajamanu; Ernabella; Hermannsburg; Haasts Bluff -- The Kimberley: Introduction; Warmun; Red Rock at Kununurra; Kalumburu; Balgo; Fitzroy Crossing -- Arnhem Land: Introduction; Gunbalanya (Oenpelli); Maningrida; Ramingining; Yirrkala; Melville Island; Bathurst Island; Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island); Ngukurr -- Urband and new forms of art: Lockhart River.
A guide to Australia's 20 major art-producing communities, divided into geographic regions and prefaced by a description of each area and a history of the development of Aboriginal art since 1972, including that of urban artists. The text is illustrated with paintings, artists' photos and maps.
First published in 1999.