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Identity, community and Australian artists, 1890-1914 : Paris, London and further afield
- Title
- Identity, community and Australian artists, 1890-1914 : Paris, London and further afield / Kate R. Robertson.
- Author
- Robertson, Kate, 1981-
- Publication
- New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2020.
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- Description
- xiv, 238 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- Summary
- An irresistible call lured Australian artists abroad between 1890 and 1914, a transitional period immediately pre- and post-federation. Travelling enabled an extension of artistic frontiers, and Paris - the centre of art - and London - the heart of the Empire - promised wondrous opportunities. These expatriate artists formed communities based on their common bond to Australia, enacting their Australian-ness in private and public settings. Yet, they also interacted with the broader creative community, fashioning a network of social and professional relationships. They joined ateliers in Paris such as the Academie Julian, clubs like the Chelsea Arts Club in London and visited artist colonies including St Ives in England and Etaples in France. Australian artists persistently sought a sense of belonging, negotiating their identity through activities such as plays, balls, tableaux, parties, dressing-up and, of course, the creation of art. While individual biographies are integral to this study, it is through exploring the connections between them that it offers new insights. Through utilising extensive archival material, much of which has limited or no publication history, this book fills a gap in existing scholarship. It offers a vital exploration re-consideration of the fluidity of identity, place and belonging in the lives and work of Australian artists in this juncture in British-Australian history.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- An Edwardian excursion? : identity, community and Australian artists abroad, 1890-1914 -- Widening the circle of art : the voyage to Europe and the Melbourne National Gallery travelling scholarship -- From Paris to London : Australians in ateliers, clubs and societies -- The lure of London : portraits, performances and the Australian brethren of the brush -- Performing creative identity : bohemia, self-portraits and dressing-up -- Women beyond bohemia : suffrage, travel and imagined worlds -- Flying further afield : authenticity, the bush and artist colonies in England and France -- Epilogue : a transformed world -- Appendix : Australian artists residing in Europe, 1890-1914.
- ISBN
- 9781501332845
- 1501332848
- 9781501332852 (ePub ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- 9781501332869 (PDF ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2019009563
- 40029380349
- OCLC
- on1086343250
- 1086343250
- SCSB-9484239
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library