Icons of the Desert is an exhibition catalog produced by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University for a show featuring forty-nine "dot-paintings" produced by Aboriginal artists from the settlement of Panpunya. Dot-painting has become...
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Icons of the Desert is an exhibition catalog produced by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University for a show featuring forty-nine "dot-paintings" produced by Aboriginal artists from the settlement of Panpunya. Dot-painting has become...
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VG (rubbing to corners; spine ends & edges rubbed. ) Color-illustrated boards with yellow and white lettering; 176 pp. with 50 color plates and numerous additional figures; with supplement in back pocket. The art of Papunya has a continuity with mark-making, song cycles, and storytelling that precedes the invention of cuneiform writing in the Fertile Crescent or hieroglyphics in Egypt. The men who made these paintings adapted their art to changing conditions, reasserting the oldest continuous culture in the world. A stunning look at this aboriginal art of the Western Desert of Australia.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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New. 1934260061. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 192 pp. With 100 ills. 28 x 28 cm. --with a bonus offer--
