Colonial & Modern, Arts, Archaeology, & History
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Yannima Tommy Watson: Mini Book No. 11 [Hardback]
Jenny Zimmer (Author); Ken McGregor (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781921394447
Published by : Macmillan Art Publishing
Series: Macmillan Mini-Art Series
Volume: 11
Yannima Tommy Watson is a Pitjantjatjara man who in 2001 was one of the founding artists of the Irrunytju Art Centre. He paints the Dreamtime stories of his 'country' inherited from his family. As an elder he travels widely across Pitjantjatjar... .... Learn More -
Anthony Lister: Mini Art Book No. 13 [Hardback]
Jenny Zimmer (Author); Ken McGregor (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781921394386
Published by : Macmillan Art Publishing
Series: Macmillan Mini-Art Series
Volume: 13
New York based Australian artist Anthony Lister began his career in Brisbane where he studied at the Queensland College of the Arts and helped pioneer the stencil and street art movement in the that city. Lister's art could be seen as a reincar... .... Learn More -
Charles Blackman: Mini Art Book No. 14 [Hardback]
Ken McGregor (Author); Barry Dickins (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781921394355
Published by : Macmillan Art Publishing
Series: Macmillan Mini-Art Series
Volume: 14
Sydney-born Charles Blackman has been a major figure on the Australian art scene since the 1950s when he joined the Melbourne Drift, befriending artists life Arthur Boyd, John Perceval, Joy Hester and Mirka Mora. He became involved with the Ant... .... Learn More -
Brett Whiteley: A Sensual Line 1957-67 [Hardback]
Kathie Sutherland (Author)
£95.00ISBN: 9781921394379
Published by : Macmillan Art Publishing
Kathie Sutherland's scrupulously researched and expertly written account of Brett Whiteley's formative decade, 1957 - 67, is essential reading for all who wish to better understand this charismatic artist and the development of his career. This... .... Learn More -
Tate Adams: Mini Book No 15 [Hardback]
Frances Thomson (Author); Jenny Zimmer (Author); Frances Thomas (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781921394393
Published by : Macmillan Art Publishing
Series: Macmillan Mini-Art Series
Volume: 15
Townsville-based artist Tate Adams is renowned for his wood engravings, a form of printmaking he first practised while illustrating limited edition books for Ireland's famous Dolmen Press. In Australia, he initiated something of a revolution in... .... Learn More -
Aboriginal Art: Creativity and Assimilation [Hardback]
Donna Leslie (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 9781921394003
Published by : Macmillan Art Publishing
Donna Leslie, a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne, sets out to demonstrate how Aboriginal art has questioned the 'assimilationist' policies which prevailed in Australia from the 1930s to the 1970s. Her rigorous and su... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Ancient Australia [Hardback]
Peter Hiscock (Author)
£80.00ISBN: 9780415338103
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The Archaeology of Ancient Australia demonstrates with an array of illustrations and clear descriptions of key archaeological evidence from Australia a thorough evaluation of Australian prehistory. Readers are shown how this human past can be ... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Ancient Australia [Paperback]
Peter Hiscock (Author)
£24.99ISBN: 9780415338110
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The Archaeology of Ancient Australia demonstrates with an array of illustrations and clear descriptions of key archaeological evidence from Australia a thorough evaluation of Australian prehistory. Readers are shown how this human past can be ... .... Learn More -
Henry's Mill: The Historical Archaeology of a Forest Community [Paperback]
Peter Davies (Author)
£33.00ISBN: 9781841719887
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Oxbow says: Henry's Mill was just one of thousands of sawmills established in Victoria (Australia) from the 1850s to the Second World War. Rather than focusing on industrial and technological aspects of the mill, Peter Davies presents a social ... .... Learn More -
Material Culture and Consumer Society: Dependent Colonies in Colonial Australia [Hardback]
Mark Staniforth (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9780306473869
Published by : Plenum Publishing
Throughout history, material goods have been valued for more than their usefulness; they have also been symbols of status and wealth. During the colonial period of Australia, material goods took on an even more important role for the new arriva... .... Learn More

