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Hard truths : the art of Thornton Dial

by Joanne Cubbs, Eugene Metcalf, David Driskell, Greg Tate

This catalogue documents a cultural contact project featuring exhibitions in Melbourne and Beijing and a residency at the Warmun Aboriginal Community. Part of the Imagine Australia programme, it examines artistic exchange between Australia and China.

Accession 10670 ISBN 9781876817008 Publisher Indianapolis Museum of Art, DelMonico Books
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