Australian Painting 1788-1990

by Bernard Smith, Terry Smith, Bernard Smith

Book Overview

Established as a standard work on Australian painting, this book by the doyen of Australian art history provides the most detailed account yet published of the great changes that have radically altered the art scene during the past two decades. A new chapter by Terry Smith discusses contemporary artists and their work within the context of "the crisis of modernity" and the changing physical, social, and artistic environment. Generously illustrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195549015
• ISBN13: 9780195549010
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 604 Pages
• Weight: 4.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.4" x 10.1"