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Once upon a time in Papunya

by Vivien Johnson

An account of the Papunya art movement centred on the 1,000 panels painted in the Northern Territory between 1971 and 1972. The study explores the significance of these inscriptions of Western Desert religious beliefs and their impact on the global art market.

Accession 24042 ISBN 9781742230078 Publisher UNSW Press
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