1st Edition
A History of Aboriginal Art in the Art Gallery of New South Wales
By Vanessa Russ
Copyright 2021
202 Pages
15 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
15 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
15 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In this highly original study, Vanessa Russ examines the gradual invention of Aboriginal art within the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
This process occurred as the social histories of Australia expanded and recognised Aboriginal people, through wars and political shifts, and as international organisations began placing pressure on nation states to expand, diversify, and respect multicultural... Read more
Introduction 1. "Ghost Habitats": The Dispossession of an Indigenous Nation and the Rise of the British colony in Australia 2. An Early History of Art Gallery of New South Wales – 1871-1940 3. Modernism and An Australian Aboriginal Art Collection – 1940-1971 4. Curatorship in the AGNSW and Australian Aboriginal Art – 1973 to 1990 5. Australian Aboriginal Art – Inside / Out – 1990 to 2020 Conclusion
Biography
Vanessa Russ is Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia.
