Printed images in colonial Australia 1801-1901
Butler, Roger, 1948-2007
Book
From 30 March to 3 June 2007 the Natiional Gallery of Australia will hold an exhibition titled The Story of Australian Printmaking 1801- 2005. The exhibition will feature works from 1801 to the present and will include illustrated books, posters, artists' prints and billboard sized political posters.
Main title:
Printed images in colonial Australia 1801-1901 / Roger Butler.
Imprint:
Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 2007.
Collation:
xvii, 294 p. : col. ill., plates ; 30 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Bibliography: p. 280 - 284.
Contents:
Printmaking in New South Wales before 1822. A wide perspective; Lewin: In the service of science; Forgeries and promissory notes; The first views: Absalom West's publications; Forgeries and banknotes; The Wallis publication -- Artisans and artists. The dominance of copperplate engraving; Images printed with text; The chapbook style in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and New South Wales; Lithographs: the first Twenty-five years (1825-50) -- Printed images for all. Lithography Gold rush consolidation; Printing in colour; Viewbooks; Lithography and science; Gift books by women artists; Chromo-lithographs; Sporting prints; The illustrated press; The rise and demise of wood-engraving; Pictorial supplements and the plight of the wood-engravers; The fine art of wood-engraving; Picturesque Atlas of Australasia; Printmaking and the application of photography.
Restrictions on use:
National Gallery of Australia 2007.
ISBN:
9780642541802 (hbk)
Dewey class:
760.0994
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
13482
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Art and Culture | ARTS 760.0994 BUTLFolio | Available |