Old masters : Australia's great bark artists / National Museum of Australia. - 240 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, portraits (some colour) ; 31 cm.

"Old masters: Australia's great bark artists, an exhibition at the National Museum of Australia, 6 December 2013 - 20 July 2014" -- Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A celebration of Aboriginal bark paintings drawn exclusively from the National Museum of Australia's collection. This rich collection of Aboriginal bark paintings is the largest in the world, with many pieces dating back to the 1930s. Among the 'heroes' of this collection are two influential artists, Narritjin Maymurru and Billy Yirawala, whose works feature prominently in this book. Historical, geographic, persons treatment. Art of Indigenous Australians.

9781921953163


Bark painting--Australia--Exhibitions.
Artists, Aboriginal Australian--Exhibitions.
Painting, Aboriginal Australian--Exhibitions.

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