Bark Paintings From Arnhem Land
Lawrence, Kansas: Museum of Art, the University of Kansas, 1966. Softcover. Duotone illus. stapled wraps; 28 pp.; 18 bw plates, 1 bw map. 42 works listed with annotations. More
Lawrence, Kansas: Museum of Art, the University of Kansas, 1966. Softcover. Duotone illus. stapled wraps; 28 pp.; 18 bw plates, 1 bw map. 42 works listed with annotations. More
Berlin: Museum für Volkerkunde, 1966-1968. Softcover. 3 vols. Black & BW illus. wraps, various paginations, total 1293 BW & color plates, one map tucked in rear of first volume. Text is in German. A three-volume set presenting native sculptures and artifacts found in the Sepik River valley of New Guinea..... More
Maylands, Australia: Wildrocks Publications, 2009. Hardcover. orange boards with inlaid design & gilt spine printing. pictorial dustjacket w/ fitted protective plastic cover. 516 pgs w/ color illustrations. A lavishly illustrated book documenting the natural beauty and Aboriginal rock art of the Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago. More
New York, New York: Museum of Primitive Art, 1967. Hardcover. Black cloth with red illustration and white titling, printed mylar jacket; 349 pp.; 1 foldout map; 90 color, 510 bw photos. A chronicle of Michael Clark Rockefeller's two journeys among the Asmat people of New Guinea. Includes photos, parts of..... More
New Zealand: Historical Branch, GP Books, 1990. Softbound. Color pictorial wraps, 177pp, hundreds of color and BW illustrations. From the book--Among the issues which are explored in this wide-ranging book are relations of Pakeha and Maori, the meaning of Empire and Nation to New Zealanders, the role of women in..... More
Bruxelles (Brussels), Belgium: Theatre National, 1971. Softcover. Brown sewn wraps with white lettering. Unpaginated with 34 pp. and numerous bw images. 1 color plate. Catalogue from the exhibition held May-June 1971. 64 items catalogued, with descriptions, from all over Oceania. An introductory essay is in both French and Flemish. Included..... More
Sydney: Angus & robertson Ltd, 1934. Hardcover. Both vols. navy cloth. Vol. I: xxx, 246 pp. Numerous bw plates. Vol. II: ix, 260 pp. Numerous bw plates. More
South Melbourne, Victoria, AUS: Oxford University Press, 2001. Fourth Edition. Softcover. Black & color illus. wraps, 630 pp., 331 BW & color illus.; weighs nearly 4 lbs. The fourth edition of a valuable resource first published in 1962. Approaches the genre of painting in Australia chronologically through 17 chapters. The..... More
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1981. Third printing. Hardcover. Beige cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 355 pp.; 200 color and bw plates. An in-depth look at revolutionary and postrevolutionary Indonesian art, at aesthetic, sociological, and ethnological levels; Features over two hundred specific objects. More
Marseille, France: Musee d'Arts Africains, Oceaniens, Amerindiens / Musees de Marseille, Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 2000. Softcover. Black and color ilus. wraps, French flaps, 336 pp.; 326 color illus., map tucked inside back flap. Text is in French. Issued in conjunction with a 2000 exhibition of this native art from..... More
National Trust of Australia, 2001. Second Edition. Softcover. Color-illus. card wraps with French flaps. 96 pp. with 41 mostly color plates. Inscribed. Catalogue from the exhibition of June to August 2000, held at Old Government House, Parramatta. With a brief introduction and list of plates. Each plate briefly annotated. Lovely..... More
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1988. Hardbound. Oatmeal cloth with gold lettering; lavender dj with color illustrations and white lettering; 256 pp. with 243 color and bw plates. The First Fleet landed in Australia in 1788. This volume contains many little-known works from the voyage and the early years..... More
Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Art Gallery, 2008. Softbound. White matte wraps w/ color patterned DJ, 279pp, hundreds of color and BW illustrations. Exhibition catalog; showcases numerous contemporary Australian artists working today. "As a theme, the notion of optimism seemed to reflect a burgeoning movement within the national art scene, one that..... More
Sydney, Australia: Art in Australia Limited, 1923. First. Hardcover. Decorated paper over boards; Grey-blue cloth at spine; Unpaginated, approx. 300 pp.; 37 color plates, 162 bw plates. Includes works by Elioth Gruner, Hans Heysen, J.J. Hilder, Arthur Streeton, S. Ure Smith, Norman Lindsay, Lionel Lindsay, W.B. McInnes, and many others;..... More
Adelaide, Australia: Theodore Bruce & Co. Limited, 1951. Softcover. Off-white wraps; 23 pp.; No illustrations. Accompanied an auction of works from the collection of Mr. Hickson-Adams, which included pieces by Australian artists such as Sir Arthur Streeton, Elioth Gruner, Conrad Martens, Sir Lionel Lindsay, David Davies, Harold Herbert, George Lawrence..... More
Saint Louis, Art Museum and 5 Continents, 2006. Paperback. Color illustrated wraps. 303 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. With over 130 objects including masks, tools, instruments and totems, this catalogue examines the artistic expression and diversity of the multiple ethnic groups of the region. Text is in English..... More
Paris: Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art, 2000. Softcover. Black & illus. wraps, 70 pp., 74+ color illus. Text is in French and English. "The Massim people live in the island world of Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Lime spatulas are their most numerous and best-known artworks. Their production..... More
Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2010. Softcover. Illustrated wraps, 256 pp, profusely illustrated in color. The National Gallery of Australia holds the largest collection of Australian indigenous art in the world. Written by indigenous authors, curators and other experts in the field, this book features 183 works of art which..... More
Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1939. Softcover. Light blue wraps; 38 pp. plus plates; 20 bw plates. Lists155 items, including fans, clubs, staffs, canoes, headdresses, necklaces, musical instruments, and more. More
Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 2003. Softcover. Color-pictorial wraps with green spine; French flaps; 160 pp. with color illustrations throughout. Includes a checklist and artist biographies, a map, and thorough essay material. More
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1985. Second Edition. Hardcover. Navy cloth, gilt letters on spine, tan pictorial dust jacket, 370 pp., many BW illus., 32 color plates. "This classic study, now in a fully revised and handsomely illustrated edition, discusses the European interpretation of the Pacific in the..... More
Lausanne, Switzerland: Musee Olympique, 2000. Softcover. Black glossy wraps with color illustratios and French folds. 166 pp. 64 color plates and addtional color illustrations. Text in French and English. Catalog for an exhibition of aboriginal art held at the Olympic Museum, Lausanne from 10th July to 15th October 2000. "In..... More
Milano: Electa, 2002. "New edition 2002" Softcover. Black wraps with color illustration. 110 pp. 98 color plates of exhibit works. Text in Italian and English, Introduction in Dutch. Catalogue for an exhibition held at the Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht Nederland, 23 February-23 June 2002; and Palazzo Bricherasio, Turin, Italy, 29..... More
New York: The Museum of Primitive Art, 1959. Hardcover. Tan boards, white & tan dust jacket, 64 pp., 102 BW illus. Checklist from the exhibition laid in. "Lake Sentani, on the north coast of New Guinea near the famous war-time base at Hollandia, was the home of a remarkable native..... More
London: Conru Primitive Art, 1999. Softcover. Matte black pictorial wraps; 64 pp. with 33 colour plates. Each work described in full on facing page. Beautiful photographs. More