Encyclopedia of Australian Art
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Author: Sue McCulloch
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 800
Widely referred to as the 'Bible' of Australian art, The Encyclopedia of Australian Art is the major reference work on Australian art 1770-1994. There is biographical information on over 3000 Australian painters, sculptors, printmakers, curators, directors, writers, art societies, organisations and groups significant in the visual arts in Australia from pre-white settlement to 1994. There are also over 30 essays showing the development of various aspects of Australian visual arts including Aboriginal art; abstractionism; Asia/Australian art links; camps such as the Heidelberg school; craft; criticism; expressionism; feminist/women's art; installation and performance art; magazines; modernism; post-modernism; sculpture; surrealism; and technology. Comprehensive appendices contain full details of over 1000 collections; exhibitions; festivals; funding; galleries; prizes; schools and university art departments; and trusts and foundations. The essential Australian art reference. 'This monumental work is one of the great personal achievements of our time, a landmark in its breadth of approach to the documentation of Australian art', Sir Joseph Burke, Emeritus Professor of Fine Arts, Melbourne University, The Herald. '.the most exhaustive, accessible and literate guide to this country's art yet produced,' Anthony Clarke, The Age.
Author: Sue McCulloch
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 800
Widely referred to as the 'Bible' of Australian art, The Encyclopedia of Australian Art is the major reference work on Australian art 1770-1994. There is biographical information on over 3000 Australian painters, sculptors, printmakers, curators, directors, writers, art societies, organisations and groups significant in the visual arts in Australia from pre-white settlement to 1994. There are also over 30 essays showing the development of various aspects of Australian visual arts including Aboriginal art; abstractionism; Asia/Australian art links; camps such as the Heidelberg school; craft; criticism; expressionism; feminist/women's art; installation and performance art; magazines; modernism; post-modernism; sculpture; surrealism; and technology. Comprehensive appendices contain full details of over 1000 collections; exhibitions; festivals; funding; galleries; prizes; schools and university art departments; and trusts and foundations. The essential Australian art reference. 'This monumental work is one of the great personal achievements of our time, a landmark in its breadth of approach to the documentation of Australian art', Sir Joseph Burke, Emeritus Professor of Fine Arts, Melbourne University, The Herald. '.the most exhaustive, accessible and literate guide to this country's art yet produced,' Anthony Clarke, The Age.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Sue McCulloch
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 800
Widely referred to as the 'Bible' of Australian art, The Encyclopedia of Australian Art is the major reference work on Australian art 1770-1994. There is biographical information on over 3000 Australian painters, sculptors, printmakers, curators, directors, writers, art societies, organisations and groups significant in the visual arts in Australia from pre-white settlement to 1994. There are also over 30 essays showing the development of various aspects of Australian visual arts including Aboriginal art; abstractionism; Asia/Australian art links; camps such as the Heidelberg school; craft; criticism; expressionism; feminist/women's art; installation and performance art; magazines; modernism; post-modernism; sculpture; surrealism; and technology. Comprehensive appendices contain full details of over 1000 collections; exhibitions; festivals; funding; galleries; prizes; schools and university art departments; and trusts and foundations. The essential Australian art reference. 'This monumental work is one of the great personal achievements of our time, a landmark in its breadth of approach to the documentation of Australian art', Sir Joseph Burke, Emeritus Professor of Fine Arts, Melbourne University, The Herald. '.the most exhaustive, accessible and literate guide to this country's art yet produced,' Anthony Clarke, The Age.
Author: Sue McCulloch
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 800
Widely referred to as the 'Bible' of Australian art, The Encyclopedia of Australian Art is the major reference work on Australian art 1770-1994. There is biographical information on over 3000 Australian painters, sculptors, printmakers, curators, directors, writers, art societies, organisations and groups significant in the visual arts in Australia from pre-white settlement to 1994. There are also over 30 essays showing the development of various aspects of Australian visual arts including Aboriginal art; abstractionism; Asia/Australian art links; camps such as the Heidelberg school; craft; criticism; expressionism; feminist/women's art; installation and performance art; magazines; modernism; post-modernism; sculpture; surrealism; and technology. Comprehensive appendices contain full details of over 1000 collections; exhibitions; festivals; funding; galleries; prizes; schools and university art departments; and trusts and foundations. The essential Australian art reference. 'This monumental work is one of the great personal achievements of our time, a landmark in its breadth of approach to the documentation of Australian art', Sir Joseph Burke, Emeritus Professor of Fine Arts, Melbourne University, The Herald. '.the most exhaustive, accessible and literate guide to this country's art yet produced,' Anthony Clarke, The Age.
Encyclopedia of Australian Art
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