AUSTRALIAN ART Aborigines –

Dowling holds a special place in the history of Australian art, as the first artist to be be trained in Australia and was renowned for his paintings of pastoralists, indigenous people and biblical themes. This is the first major exhibition of his work.

He is known for his portraits of colonial European society, Oriental and biblical subjects and the largest mid 19th-century paintings of Australian Aborigines. Beautifully illustrated and designed, this book features over 60 works and exposes the reader to a much-neglected but extraordinary chapter in Australian art.

Notes:

• “Published in conjunction with the National Gallery of Australia’s travelling exhibition Robert Dowling: Tasmanian son of Empire…”–P. 192.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-178) and index.

• First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:

  • Art – Painting
  • Race relations – Representation – Art
  • Art – Artists – Non-Indigenous
  • Settlement and contacts – Settlers
  • Art – Exhibitions
  • Art – Subjects – Portraits
  • Victoria (Vic)
  • Cape Grim (NW Tas SK55-01)
  • Tasmania (Tas)
  • Dowling, Robert, 1827-1886
  • Painters — Australia — Biography
  • Art, Australian — History
  • Art, Colonial — Australia
  • Portrait painting, Australian — 19th century
  • Aboriginal Australians in art
  • Aboriginal Australians — Portraits
  • #300826
  • (Note: Coloured front endpaper has been removed.) (Otherwise a Fine Copy.)