Australian Indigenous Artists
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# 45950
RYAN, Judith
Remembering Barak
Melbourne., Victoria : National Gallery of Victoria, 2003. Quarto (260 x 200 mm), illustrated card wrappers, pp. 64; illustrated in colour; essays by Judith Ryan and Carol Cooper; a pristine copy. Discussion and commemoration of the work and life of William Barak, leader and artist.
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# 45919
BATTY, Joyce
Namatjira : Wanderer between two worlds
Melbourne : Hodder & Stoughton, 1963. Octavo, boards in illustrated dustjacket, pp. 158, illustrated. Some pale foxing and edge wear to the dustjacket, a very good copy.
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# 45756
WALSH, Grahame L.
Bradshaw art of the Kimberley
Toowong : Takarakka Nowan Kas Publications, 2000. Oblong quarto, faux crocodile skin with pictorial inlay, illustrated endpapers, pp. [vi]; x; [4], 464, extensively illustrated; a fine copy housed in the publisher’s original mailing carton. Since their ‘discovery’ by pastoralist Joseph Bradshaw in 1891, the Bradshaw rock paintings of the Kimberley, or Gwion Gwion, have been …
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# 45825
PERKINS, Hetti
Art + soul : a journey into the world of Aboriginal art (signed presentation copy)
Melbourne : Miegunyah Press, 2010. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. xiv, 286, extensively illustrated. Signed and inscribed by Hetti Perkins on the title page for noted indigenous art collectors Colin and Liz Laverty. Companion book to ABC TV series by the same name. Over the last 30 years, a flowering of Aboriginal art has occurred …
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# 45824
KRECZMANSKI, Janusz B. and BIRNBERG, Margo
Aboriginal artists dictionary of biographies : Western Desert, Central Desert and Kimberley region
Marleston, S. Aust. : J.B. Publishing, 2004. Octavo, laminated boards in dustjacket (a little miscreased, laminate lifting slightly), pp. 446, illustrated. Foreword by Patrick Dodson.
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# 45827
DAALDER, Truus
Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment. Australia, Oceania, Asia, Africa
Adelaide : Ethnic Art Press ; South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan, 2009. Quarto, cloth in illustrated dustjacket, pp. 420, illustrated in colour. As new copy, still sealed in shrinkwrap and in publisher’s carton. “A sumptuously produced book with an elaborate, informative text and 704 beautiful photographs of adornment from many parts of the world, ranging …
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# 45586
NONA, Dennis
Dennis Nona : Malu sara
Brisbane : Andrew Baker Art Dealer Pty Ltd, 2011. Exhibition catalogue. Square quarto (210 x 210 mm), pictorial wrappers, 50 pp., colour illustrations; an excellent copy.
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# 45598
ANDREW, Brook
Brook Andrew : Hope & peace
Melbourne : Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, 2005. Small square quarto (210 x 210 mm), pictorial wrappers, 35 pp., illustrated in colour, catalogue essay by Marcia Langton; an excellent copy. Catalogue for an exhibition of work by Brook Andrew at Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, 5 July – 7 August 2005. ‘Includes artist’s statement and works from the exhibition; …
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# 45580
COOK, Michael (1968 - )
Michael Cook : Majority rule
Brisbane : Andrew Baker Art Dealer, 2014. Square quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. [16], illustrated. Essay by Louise Martin-Chew. An excellent copy. Printed in an edition of 1000 copies. ‘Michael Cook is a photographer who worked commercially both in Australia and overseas for twenty-five years. In 2009, Cook was drawn into art photography by an increasingly urgent …
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# 45583
COOK, Michael (1968 - )
Michael Cook : Through my eyes
Brisbane : Andrew Baker Art Dealer, 2010. Square quarto, folded card, pp. [4], illustrated; an excellent copy. ‘Michael Cook is a photographer who worked commercially both in Australia and overseas for twenty-five years. In 2009, Cook was drawn into art photography by an increasingly urgent desire to learn about his Aboriginal ancestry and identity. As …
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# 45666
NAPANGARDI, Dorothy (1956 - 2013)
Dancing up country : the art of Dorothy Napangardi
Sydney : Museum Of Contemporary Art, 2002. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 88, illustrated, light handling marks. Scarce. ‘Dancing up country: the art of Dorothy Napangardi presented a selection of paintings focusing on Dorothy Napangardi’s career from 1991 to 2002. These paintings were based around the Women’s Dreaming, sometimes known as Digging Sticks Dreaming, passed down …
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# 45426
PERKINS, Hetti et al.
Emily Kam Kngwarray
Edited by Kelli Cole, Hetti Perkins, Jennifer Green. Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 2023. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 256, illustrated. New copy. ‘A comprehensive and richly illustrated publication celebrating the timeless art of Emily Kam Kngwarray — a pre-eminent Australian artist and one of the most significant painters of the 20th century. Emily …
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# 45518
PAGOWSKI, Andrzej (designer); ASIA AND PACIFIC MUSEUM, WARSAW.
[ABORIGINAL ART EXHIBITION POSTER] Sztuka aborygenów australijskich
Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku w Warszawie / The Asia and Pacific Museum, Warsaw. Galeria Azjatycka ul. Freta 5. Mai 1990r. Warszawa : Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku, 1990. Exhibition poster, 660 x 930 mm, unmounted; light handling marks, a fine example. Text in Polish. The exhibition’s title translates to “Australian Aboriginal Art”. It appears to have …
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# 46010
BUTLER, Roger.
Islands in the sun. Prints by indigenous artists of Australia and the Australasian region.
Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 2001. Quarto, illustrated cards, handling marks, short tear to head of spine, pp.116, illustrated. A good reference copy.
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# 44786
APPEL, Michaela
Inspired by Country. Bark Paintings from Northern Australia – The Gerd and Helga Plewig Collection
Munich : Hirmer Verlag GmbH, 2022. Folio, illustrated boards, pp. 224, illustrated. New copy. The Gerd and Helga Plewig Collection of Bark Paintings from Northern Australia with works mainly from the 1950s to 1970s is presently considered the best collection of its kind outside of Australia. It includes works from the Kimberley, Wadeye, the Tiwi …
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# 45424
LECORNE, Juliette et al.
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
Paris : Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, 2022. Quarto, illustrated boards, pp. 259, illustrated. New copy. ‘In July 2022, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain will present the first exhibition of the work of Australian Indigenous artist Sally Gabori in France. Sally Gabori started painting at the age of 81 and produced over 3,000 paintings …