| Description |
xi, 570 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 30 cm |
| Series |
The Miegunyah volumes ; second numbered series, number 156 |
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Miegunyah Press series ; 2nd. numbered ser., no. 156
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| Contents |
I. Terra Nullius -- II. Art of Colonial Australia -- III. Nationalism Federation and the question of Modernism -- IV. Postmodern and postcolonial Australia |
| Summary |
Provides an overview of the major developments in Australian art, from its origins to the present. The book commences with ancient Aboriginal rock art and early colonists' interpretations of their surroundings, and moves on to discuss the formation of an Australian identity through art, the shock of early modernism and the notorious Heide circle. It finishes with the popular recognition of modern Indigenous art and contemporary Australian art and its place in the world |
| Notes |
Paperback edition published in 2015 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography and index |
| Subject |
Art -- Australia -- History.
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Art, Aboriginal Australian -- History.
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Art, Australian -- History.
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| ISBN |
0522856527 (hardback) |
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9780522856521 (hardback) |
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