Spirit Country by Jennifer Isaacs

Spirit Country by Jennifer Isaacs

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This collection of Aboriginal art has been formed over a four year period, and showcases the best of recent work practiced in the main art centres or indigenous lands from the Desert, the Kimberleys, and the tropical Top End. Work from previous eras has been included as reference points to show the development of Aboriginal art.

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Spirit Country by Jennifer Isaacs

Jennifer Isaacs has been a close observer of the artistic renaissance across Aboriginal Australia since it began in the early 1970s. In Spirit Country she outlines the forces that propelled the movement's initial upsurge and seeks the sources of its continuing vitality in a compelling narrative complemented by sumptuous reproductions of the artists' work.
Isaacs, Jennifer: - Jennifer Isaacs is a prominent Australian writer, art consultant and independent curator. A pioneer in moves to gain respect for Aboriginal culture, she is the author of seminal books on Aboriginal art, religion, plant use, food, medicine and oral history. In 2003 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of her work promoting Aboriginal culture and assisting Aboriginal artists.
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ISBN 13 9781864980493
ISBN 10 1864980494
Title Spirit Country
Author Jennifer Isaacs
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Hardie Grant Books
Year published 2003-01-30
Number of pages 256
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