Auction catalogue, books of W. Docker Drysdale ... [et al.], 16 to 17 November 1925
Title | Auction catalogue, books of W. Docker Drysdale ... [et al.], 16 to 17 November 1925 PDF eBook |
Author | Sotheby & Co. (London). |
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Release | 1925 |
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Auction catalogue, books of W. Dockar-Drysdale ... [et al.], 24 January 1952
Title | Auction catalogue, books of W. Dockar-Drysdale ... [et al.], 24 January 1952 PDF eBook |
Author | Hodgson & Co. (London). |
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Release | 1952 |
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Each Wild Idea
Title | Each Wild Idea PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Batchen |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2002-02-22 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 9780262523240 |
Essays on photography and the medium's history and evolving identity. In Each Wild Idea, Geoffrey Batchen explores a wide range of photographic subjects, from the timing of the medium's invention to the various implications of cyberculture. Along the way, he reflects on contemporary art photography, the role of the vernacular in photography's history, and the Australianness of Australian photography. The essays all focus on a consideration of specific photographs—from a humble combination of baby photos and bronzed booties to a masterwork by Alfred Stieglitz. Although Batchen views each photograph within the context of broader social and political forces, he also engages its own distinctive formal attributes. In short, he sees photography as something that is simultaneously material and cultural. In an effort to evoke the lived experience of history, he frequently relies on sheer description as the mode of analysis, insisting that we look right at—rather than beyond—the photograph being discussed. A constant theme throughout the book is the question of photography's past, present, and future identity.
Letters from Victorian Pioneers
Title | Letters from Victorian Pioneers PDF eBook |
Author | Public Library, Museums, and National Gallery (Vic.) |
Publisher | Melbourne : Published for the Trustees of the Public Library by Robt. S. Brain |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | Aboriginal Australians |
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Addressed by pioneers to His Excellency Charles Joseph La Trobe ... ; Each paper listed separately in this Bibliography.
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840
Title | Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey W. Beard |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1088 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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A reference work on furniture makers active in England between 1660 and 1840. It lists makers in alphabetical order, recording biographical details, commissions, and information about signed or documented pieces, together with full supporting references.
Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography
Title | Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography PDF eBook |
Author | D. Carment |
Publisher | |
Pages | 655 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Northern Territory |
ISBN | 9780980457810 |
This revised edition of the Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography brings together the entries from the original three volumes, published in 1990, 1992 and 1996. The Dictionary spans the period from the early British and French explorers of the Northern Territory coast to the mid 1990s and aims to provide a broad reflection of life in the Territory rather than focusing on eminent public figures. In some cases this has meant that some subjects are included about whom relatively little is known. Authors come from the widest possible cross-section of the community and there is a considerable range of writing styles. The principal interest of the volume is the Northern Territory. In all cases, the Territory experience of subjects, however eminent they might have been elsewhere, is thus the focal point of entries.This volume is available on CD (ISBN 9780980384697) and in this limited paperback edition.
Culture and Customs of Australia
Title | Culture and Customs of Australia PDF eBook |
Author | Laurie Clancy |
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Pages | 0 |
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Genre | Australia |
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