Australian Art and Artists in London, 1950-1965: An Antipodean SummerSubtle and wide-ranging in its account, this study explores the impact of Australian art in Britain in the two decades following the end of World War II and preceding the 'Swinging Sixties'. Publishing for the first time previously unavailable archival material, this book demonstrates how the work of these expatriate artists constructed a distinct vision of Australian identity for a foreign market. |
Contents
deus ex machina of Australian art | 1 |
Australian artists in London c 193050 | 17 |
Australian art and artists in the new Elizabethan age | 41 |
Bryan Robertson Director of the Whitechapel Gallery | 61 |
Antipodeans abstractionists and the quest for an exhibition | 79 |
Recent Australian Painting at the Whitechapel Gallery | 97 |
Australian Painting | 141 |
Other editions - View all
"Australian Art and Artists in London, 1950?965 ": An Antipodean Summer Simon Pierse Limited preview - 2017 |
Australian Art and Artists in London, 1950-1965: An Antipodean Summer Simon Pierse No preview available - 2016 |
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