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Detail of front cover of A MYRIAD OF DREAMING - Twentieth Century Aboriginal Art (diggins2p 150/206 DIGG2)
Diggins, Lauraine. A MYRIAD OF DREAMING. Twentieth Century Aboriginal Art. BNo. 0-959-27436-7. First Edition, 1989 (pb). Pp: 139; 295mm x 220mm; 0.72kg. 140 col, 1 map. Acknowledgments, notes to catalogue, list of artists. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Malakoff Fine Art Press, Caulfield, Victoria, 1989. (The book was developed around the accompanying exhibition of 143 paintings and sculptures of over 100 Aboriginal artists. It also contains articles by Robert Taylor, Dr Luke Taylor, Geoffrey Bardon, Judith Ryan, Kim Akerman, Dr Ruth and Professor Vincent Megaw, Winifred Hilliard, and Djon Scott-Mundine) (Keywords: Contemporary, bark paintings, Australia, Aboriginal, Kakadu, Arnhem Land, Utopia, Western Desert, Papunya, Balgo, Hermannsburg, Pitjantjatjara, Ernabella, batik, Rembarrnga, spirit figures).
Book Code: L566 Revision AU$50
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Detail of wrap: MODERN ART - ANCIENT ICON A Gallery of Dreamings from Aboriginal Australia (ebes4p 150/211 EBES04)
Ebes, Hank & Michael Hollow. MODERN ART - ANCIENT ICON. A Gallery of Dreamings from Aboriginal Australia. BNo. 0-646-08052-0. First Edition, 1992. Pp: 57; 300mm x 210mm; 0.26kg. 51 col, 26 b/w, 1 fig, 2 tab, 2 maps. Prologue, acknowledgments, list of artists, further reading. A very good hardback copy with illustrated boards. Cvr: vg. The Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne, 1992. (This catalogue was produced for an exhibition of Aboriginal art at the World Bank Art Society in Washington DC in March-April 1992. It contains articles by Geoffrey Bardon, Robert Edwards, and Richard G. Kimber). (Keywords: Contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Jagamarra, Kngwarreye, Larangai, Mpetyane, Napngardi, Petyarre, Pwerle, Stockman, Tjakamarra, Tjapatjarri, Yangarriny).
Book Code: U094 AU$65
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Detail of front cover of NANGARA - the australian aboriginal art exhibition (volume 1) (ebes3p 180/247 EBES03)
Ebes, Hank et al. NANGARA - The Australian Aboriginal art exhibition from the Ebes Collection. Volume 1 - The Text and Volume 2 - The Catalogue. BNo. 1-876167-00-9. First Edition 1996 (pb). Pp: 100, 195; 305mm x 240mm; 1.66kg. 400 col, 43 b/w, 3 maps. Introduction, artists, biographies, glossary, further reading. Very good copies with soft covers in. Wrps: vg. The Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne, 1996. (Volume 1 contains seminal essays by Geoffrey Bardon (The Dreamtime and Art of the Western Desert), Bob Edwards (Art of Arnhem Land) and Dick Kimber (Mosaics you can move). Volume 2 contains colour photographs of Aboriginal paintings of artists such as Johnny Warangkula, Anatjari Tjakamarra, Pansy Napangati, Rover Thomas, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and many others) (Keywords: Contemporary, bark, paintings, Australia, Aboriginal, Western Desert, Anmatyerre, Kimberley, Arnhem Land).
Book Code: R482 AU$195
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Detail of front cover - THE HEART OF EVERYTHING - the art and artists of Mornington & Bentinck Islands (evans25p 170/225 EVAN25)
Evans, Nicholas; Louise Martin-Chew & Paul Memmott. THE HEART OF EVERYTHING: The art and artists of Mornington and Bentinck Islands. BNo.978-098044-941-9. First Edition, 2008. Pp: 100; 280mm x 210mm; 0.66kg. num col & b/w. Acknowledgments, foreword, notes, bibliography, credits, exhibitions, artists, about the authors. A very good hardback copy with illustrated boards. Cvr: vg. McCulloch & McCulloch Australian Art Books Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2008. (From totem designs used for body paint-up to sweeps of brilliant colour on canvas, the art of Mornington and Bentinck Islands has a long and rick history. This major new book - featuring the work of artists from Mornington Island Arts & Craft centre - explores the history and visual culture of the region and its wide ranging contemporary art movement) (Keywords: Contemporary art, history, visual culture, Australia, Queensland, Mornington Island, Aboriginal art, artists, artist works).
Book Code: V396 AU$54
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Detail of front of wrap of THEN and NOW - Pitjantjatjara and Aranda artists 1930s - 1990s. (fontann3p 150/207)
Fontannaz, Lucienne. THEN AND NOW. Pitjantjatjarra and Aranda artists 1930s - 1990s. BNo. 1-875296-18-2. First Edition 1996 (pb). Pp: 40; 270mm x 195mm; 0.20kg. 34 col, 12 b/w, 1 fig, 1 map. Acknowledgments, foreword, list, footnotes, bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor distortion on tip of corner) Australian Exhibitions Touring Agency Ltd, South Melbourne, 1996. (The exhibition and catalogue explore the origins of significant areas of contemporary Aboriginal art. The exhibition reveals the crucial role that child art played in Aboriginal communities during early European contact in the 1930s - 1950s through the missions at Ernabella and Hermannsburg) (Keywords: Painting, contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Ernabella, Hermannsburg).
Book Code: R318 AU$32
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Detail of front of wrapper of IAN W. ABDULLA - Elvis Has Entered the Building. (fox1p 150/198)
Fox, Stephen and Janet Maughan (essays). IAN W. ABDULLA. Elvis has Entered the Building. BNo: 1-8625-4618-5. First Edition, 2000 (hb). Pp: 104; 280mm x 235mm; 0.89kg. num col, 2 b/w, 1 fig. Curriculum vitae, references and further reading. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Wakefield Press, Adelaide, 2003. (This book is an account of Ian Abdulla's life as he grew up along the River Murray. It is about the artist's works as he painted the chronicles of an Aboriginal life) (Keywords: Contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Ian W. Abdulla).
Book Code: R054 AU$33
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Detail of front of wrapper - NAMATJIRA OF THE ARANDA. (hall15p 150/204 HALL15)
Hall, Vic. NAMATJIRA OF THE ARANDA. Aboriginal artist from the Hermannsburg Mission. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1962. Pp: 56; 240mm x 160mm; 0.37kg. 4 col(pl), 23 b/w(pl). Epilogue. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor wear at the edges of dw; small piece missing from back lower edge of dw). Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1962. (The story of the tragic and controversial Australian Aboriginal artist. A moving book by a writer who knew Albert Namatjira well) (Keywords: Contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Namatjira).
Book Code: E089 AU$65
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Detail of front of wrap - AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART (hollow02p 170/238 HOLL02)
Hollow, Maryanne & Kirsty McHarg et al. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART. Tjinytjilpa - The Dotted Design. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1999 (pb). Pp: (ii), 17; 295mm x 210mm; 0.14kg. 36 col, 1 b/w. Foreword, introduction. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, 1999. (This catalogue accompanied an exhibition of paintings of Australian Aboriginal artists which was displayed in the Embassy of Australia in April 1999. It also contains an introductional essay by Dr Gary Darby. Thirty-four works of art are presented from twenty artists) (Keywords: Contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, desert style, dreamings, Tjapangardi, Nungarrayi, Petyarre, Jagamarra, Tjakamarra, Tjapaltjarri, Tjupurrula, Tjampitjinpa, Kngwarreye, Kemarre, Sandy).
Book Code: M183 AU$25
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Detail of front of wrapper of PINTUPI MEN (hollow05p 240/171 HOLL05)
Hollow, Maryanne & Nina Bove. PINTUPI MEN. 7th June - 5th July 1997. BNo. n/a. First Edition 1997 (pb). Pp: (I), 12; 210mm x 295mm; 0.08kg. 22 col. Introduction. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, 1997. (Pintupi Men was a major exhibition that documents the works of three senior Pintupi artists, Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, and Old Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, from the central desert regions of Kintore and Kiwirrkura. Eighteen paintings of these artists are presented in this catalogue) (Keywords: Illyingaungau, Tingari Cycle, Kaakaratintja, Ngurra Waltja, Walpa, Nyummanu).
Book Code: M210 AU$20
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Detail of front of wrapper - THE GODDESS AND THE MOON MAN - The Sacred Art of the Tiwi Aborigines. (holmes02p 175/219 HOLM02)
Holmes, Sandra Le Brun. THE GODDESS AND THE MOON MAN. The Sacred Art of the Tiwi Aborigines. BNo. 976-6410-23-2. First Edition, 1995. Pp: 152; 265mm x 235mm; 1.03kg. 59 col, 61 b/w, 7 fig, 2 maps. Acknowledgments, explanations, glossary, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Craftsman House, Roseville East, NSW, 1995. (The author worked for some years with the Tiwi people of Melville Island as an anthropogical researcher for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Throughout this time, she recorded and photographed a number of Pukamani mortuary ceremonies for the Institute's Canberra archives. This book describes and illustrates aspects of the traditional Tiwi culture. There is also a chapter with figure illustrations of the ceremonial regalia pukamani and kularma) (Keywords: Murantawi, Wai-ai, Jinaini, Purukapali, Tokampini, Harry Carpenter, Mungatopi, Albert Croker).
Book Code: L806 AU$36
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