Place, taste and tradition : a study of Australian art since 1788 / by Bernard Smith.
Place, taste and tradition : a study of Australian art since 1788 / by Bernard Smith.
Place, taste and tradition : a study of Australian art since 1788 / by Bernard Smith.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1979.
Date
1979.
Call Numbers
709.94/176 , 709.94/13A , 709.94
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
304 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The beginnings of colonial art -- Scientific recording and romanticism -- Topographical drawing -- Macquarie and the eighteenth century English tradition -- The "Country House" landsacpe -- The developemtn of romantic sentiment -- Summary -- 2. Early Australian primitiv...
Publication information
Publisher
Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1979.
Edition
2nd ed. rev.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
1979.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The book evaluates the development of Australian art within its social, political and cultural context, at the same time analysing the overseas influences on individual artists and groups.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Place, taste and tradition : a study of Australian art since 1788 / by Bernard Smith.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
First ed.: Sydney : Ure Smith, 1945.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 284-287.
Mitchell Library copies at PICTURES/709.94/13 & REF 1/709.93/13A are 1988 printing.
Mitchell Library copy at 709.94/176 is 1993 printing.
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Call Numbers
709.94/176 , 709.94/13A , 709.94
Record Identifier
74VvOPeDGB3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvOPeDGB3g
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0195549074 (pbk. : corrected) :
9780195549072 (pbk. : corrected) :
DDC
709.94
MMS ID
991008352139702626
