Description: Express Shipping Worldwide is Free Australian Art in The National Gallery of Australia Published by The National Gallery of Australia, Melbourne, 2002Edited by Anne GreyWith a Foreword by Brian Kennedy First Edition, with the dustjacket in the rare hardcover formatWith over 400+ platesThis broad-sweeping survey of the National Gallery's paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, and decorative arts and design collections features more than 400 works. Indigenous and non-Indigenous works are represented, with iconic favourites such as Sidney Nolan's 'Ned Kelly' series set alongside important but lesser-known acquisitions. The works are arranged in chronological order, from 1770 to 2002. Insightful essays from over 50 artists, curators and scholars, range from personal reflections by artists discussing their own works to more discursive or critical commentaries placing works in their historical context. The works are covered so:Pre-Colonial and Colonial - 1170 to 1884Nationalist and Expatriates 1885 to 1914Modernism and Feminism 1915 to 1939Figurative Debate 1940 to 1959Abstraction and Social Change 1960 to 1974Anything Goes 1975 to 1989Art Now 1900 to 2002 Some of the artists represented are:Howard Arkley Will Ashton Charles Blackman Arthur Boyd John Brack Rupert Bunny Louis Buvelot John Coburn Charles Condor Ray Crooke Robert Dickerson William Dobell Max Dupain Donald Friend James Gleeson John Glover Elioth Gruner Eugen von Guerard Hans Heysen J J Hilder Norman Lindsay Sydney Long Conrad Martens Frederick McCubbin Albert Namatjira Sidney Nolan Justin O'Brien Margaret Olley John Olsen John Perceval Margaret Preston Clifton Pugh Lloyd Rees Ida Rentoul Tom Roberts Martin Sharp Gary Shead Jeffrey Smart Tim Storrier Arthur Streeton Albert Tucker Andy Warhol Brett Whiteley Fred Williams Blamire Young In blue cloth hardcovers with titles in gilt to the to the spine, in 456 pages. The Dustjacket: There is no shelfwear. there is some sunning to the spine and a spot to top left of the front panel. There are no tears, creases, or chips. There is no foxing. The Book: There is no shelfwear. There is no sunning. There is no foxing. There are no previous owners' names or inscriptions. All plates are bright, fresh and crisp - pristine. There are no missing, loose, creased, stained, or damaged pages. The binding and block are solid. It is complete and original. Measures 25cm x 29.5cm and weighs a significant 2.7kgs unpacked.A very rarely offered hardcover edition.EXPRESS SHIPPING AND HANDLING is Free WorldwideAll items are securely and well packed. Thank you for viewing my item.
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Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket
Publisher: The National Gallery of Australia
Subject: Art & Photography
Year Printed: 2002
Original/Facsimile: Original
Type: Book
Language: English
Illustrator: Australlian Artists
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Region: Australia, Oceania
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: Anne Grey
Character Family: Australian Artists
Sub-Subject: Australian Artists
