Research Catalog

Title

The painters of the Wagilag sisters story 1937-1997 / Wally Caruana, Nigel Lendon, editors.

Publication

Canberra, ACT : National Gallery of Australia ; New York, NY : Distributed by Thames and Hudson, c1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lendon, Nigel.
• Caruana, Wally.
• Australian National Gallery.

Description

174 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map, ports.; 30 cm.

Summary

Exhibition of Aboriginal art and artists (Wally Caruana, Albert Djiwada, Nigel Lendon and Djon Muncline) from central and north eastern Arnhem Land, specifically concerning the creation story of the Wagilag sisters.

Subject

• Painting, Aboriginal Australian > Australia > Arnhem Land (N.T.) > Exhibitions
• Painting, Modern > 20th century > Australia > Arnhem Land (N.T.) > Exhibitions
• Painters > Australia > Arnhem Land (N.T.) > Biography

Genre/Form

• exhibition catalogs.
• Exhibition catalogs
• Catalogues d'exposition.

Note

• Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Sept. 13-Nov. 23, 1997.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-164).

Contents

Wititj the Olive Python and the Wagilag Sisters -- The Past 100 Years: A brief history of the artists and their art / Wally Caruana -- A Narrative in Paint / Nigel Lendon -- Central Arnhem Land. The Story of the Wagilag Sisters / Paddy Dhathangu. The Mirarrmina Story / Albert Djiwada. Meetings with Remarkable Men and Women / Djon Mundine -- Eastern Arnhem Land. The Galpu Story / Djalu Gurruwiwi. The Rirratjingu Story / Dhuwarrwarr Marika. The Marrakulu Story / Gundimulk Wanambi, Wolpa Wanambi and Gawirrin Gumana.

ISBN

• 064213068X
• 0500974683 (U.S.)

LCCN

^^^97062503^

OCLC

• 38005869
• SCSB-10362268

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library