Seeing the Centre: The Art of Albert and 50 similar items

Birkitts Books presents ... Seeing the Centre: The Art of Albert Namatjira 1902-1959 ISBN: 0642541361 Author: French, Alison Publisher: Australian Govt Pub Service Release Date: 2002-12-01 Seller Category: Art Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Good Sku: 251006006 Notes: Ex-library book with the usual stickers/stamps/faults, rear inside cover and endpage has superficial damage from sticker removal. Albert Namatjira was a member of the Aranda people of Central Australia (now referred to as the Western Aranda or Arrernte language group). Following the success of his first solo exhibition in Melbourne in 1938, Namatjira became increasingly famous, with popular reproductions of his works being hung in countless Australian homes. The first prominent Indigenous artist to achieve household recognition in a modern idiom, Namatjira subsequently became a tragic figure set against the background of assimilation debates and entangled aesthetic prejudices of the time. His art became virtually ignored by the mainstream of the Australian art world. This book, especially commissioned by the Gordon Darling Foundation and the National Gallery for the centenary of Namatjira's birth, redresses this neglect. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our Store!!