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Contemporary aboriginal art : a guide to the rebirth of an ancient culture / Susan McCulloch.

By: Publication details: St Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2001.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 247 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1865083054 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 704.039915 21
LOC classification:
  • ND1101 .M37 2001
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Non-Fiction 704.039 MCC Available 067596
Total reserves: 0

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.

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