Chapter 1. Time. The self-portrait in Australian photography / Daniel Palmer -- Chapter 2. Nation. Early Queensland photographers and their Aboriginal subjects / Michael Aird -- Chapter 3. People. Photography across cultures / Jane Lydon -- Chapter 4. Place. Colonial Science and photographic portraits / Kathleen Davidson -- Chapter 5. Transmission. Delicious moments : the photograph album in nineteenth-century Australia / Martyn Jolly
Summary
From its beginnings in 19th century to today's digital revolution, This book investigates how photography was harnessed to create idea of a nation. It reveals how Australia's view of the world and itself has been changed by advent of photography which paralleled development of colonies and relationships between settlers and Indigenous Australians
Analysis
Australian
Notes
"In association with the exhibition 'The photograph and Australia': Art Gallery of New South Wales, 21 Mar-8 Jun 2015; Queensland Art Gallery, 4 Jul-11 Oct 2015"--Imprint page
With essays by Daniel Palmer, Michael Aird, Jane Lydon, Kathleen Davidson, Martyn Jolly and Geoffrey Batchen
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-269) and index
Notes
Published by Art Gallery of New South Wales in association with the exhibition "The photograph and Australia", Art Gallery of of New South Wales, 21 Mar-8 Jun 2015 and Queensland Art Gallery, 4 Jul -11 Oct 2015