{"product_id":"2026100009522-secondhand-white-on-black-the-australian-aborigine-portrayed-in-art","title":"White On Black: The Australian Aborigine Portrayed In Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: errata slip on half title-page\/ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work at the intersection of art history and cultural criticism, White on Black: The Australian Aborigine Portrayed in Art presents a sweeping and often unsettling examination of how Indigenous Australians have been depicted by non-Aboriginal artists across centuries of colonial and post-colonial history. Geoffrey Dutton chronicles the visual record left by European painters, illustrators, and photographers — images that range from romanticised noble savage portrayals to dehumanising caricatures — and holds them up to unflinching scrutiny, revealing how art has both reflected and reinforced the dominant culture's attitudes toward Aboriginal peoples.\n\nDutton brings the analytical rigour of a cultural historian and the refined sensibility of a poet to this richly illustrated volume, arguing that the canvas and the sketchbook have always been instruments of power, capable of silencing or amplifying a people's identity. Published in association with the Art Gallery Board of South Australia, the work draws on a remarkable breadth of archival and gallery holdings, situating each image within its precise historical and ideological context. Thought-provoking and visually commanding, White on Black forces the reader to ask a question that still resonates with urgent contemporary relevance: who has the right to define another culture's image?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203108774107,"sku":"2026100009522-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7211d88a-03d7-45d9-b136-cee1cce49510.png?v=1788143903","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009522-secondhand-white-on-black-the-australian-aborigine-portrayed-in-art","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}