Treasury Of Australian Kitsch
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Barry Humphries
Binding: Hardback
Published: MacMillan Melbourne, 1980
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Barry Humphries’ Treasury of Australian Kitsch presents a satirical and visually rich compendium of mid-century Australiana, cataloguing the cultural detritus and suburban artifacts that shaped a distinctly local aesthetic. This art and cultural commentary genre work assembles photographs and commentary on objects ranging from plaster koalas to souvenir teaspoons, arguing for their significance as emblems of national identity and unconscious taste. Humphries instructs readers in the semiotics of kitsch with biting wit and scholarly precision, positioning these mass-produced curios as both absurd and revealing. The book critiques sentimentality and commercialism while illustrating how nostalgia and nationalism intertwine in everyday design.
Author: Barry Humphries
Binding: Hardback
Published: MacMillan Melbourne, 1980
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Barry Humphries’ Treasury of Australian Kitsch presents a satirical and visually rich compendium of mid-century Australiana, cataloguing the cultural detritus and suburban artifacts that shaped a distinctly local aesthetic. This art and cultural commentary genre work assembles photographs and commentary on objects ranging from plaster koalas to souvenir teaspoons, arguing for their significance as emblems of national identity and unconscious taste. Humphries instructs readers in the semiotics of kitsch with biting wit and scholarly precision, positioning these mass-produced curios as both absurd and revealing. The book critiques sentimentality and commercialism while illustrating how nostalgia and nationalism intertwine in everyday design.