Once Upon a Time in Papunya

By Vivien Johnson

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Astronomical auction prices in the late 1990s first drew many people's attention to the phenomenon of the early Papunya boards, the thousand small painted panels created at the remote Northern Territory Aboriginal settlement of Papunya in 1971-72. Western Desert art expert Vivien Johnson looks at the controversies that surrounded the paintings at the time of their creation - and what they mean now to the artists' descendants; the role of teacher Geoffrey Bardon; the depiction of sacred imagery, and the distant worlds of art auctions and international exhibitions. A gripping narrative work, this book is an important intervention in Australian art history.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1742230075

ISBN13:9781742230078

Release Date:December 2010

Publisher:Newsouth Pub.

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Art Arts, Music & Photography

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