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Dreaming the land : Aboriginal art from remote Australia
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Dreaming the land : Aboriginal art from remote Australia

by Marie Geissler

This survey explores contemporary Aboriginal Australian art across twenty-nine remote art centres. Profiles of 100 artists trace the movement from rock art to modern painting, documenting the cultural traditions and stories that inform the artworks.

Accession 30836 ISBN 9781760761455 Publisher Thames & Hudson
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