Viewing ofReference Material
Art students and others conducting research are welcome to make an appointment with us to view the works listed in the adjacent table.
It is also recommended for Europeans to use the online search system at KVK (Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog), in which all German and many European scholarly libraries list their available references. Sometimes the works are available for loan.
A list of further references about Australian art, which however are not yet in our reference collection, is also maintained and continually extended.
Literature in our Collection
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Johnson, Vivien: Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert. A Biographical Dictionary, Craftsman House, East Roseville 1994, ISBN 9768097817
Table of Contents ¦ Cover Text ¦ Book Review
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments -6-
Introduction -7-
Domino Effects: The Spread of Western Desert Art -13-
Papunya, Mt Leibig, Kintore, Kiwirrkura -13-
Yuendumu -17-
Mt Allan -21-
Napperby -24-
Alice Springs -25-
Balgo -31-
Lajamanu -36-
Willowra -38-
Ernabella -40-
Amata, Fregon, Indulkana -42-
Utopia -42-
Nyirrpi -46-
Uluru -46-
1994 Postscript -47-
Map of Painting Communities -50-
Notes on the Biographies -51-
Biographies (in alphabetical order) -57-
Appendix A: Guide to Artists by Community -214-
Appendix B: Artists' Dreamings - Yuendumu -220-
Appendix C: Guide to using this Dictionary -237-
Cover Text
This unique and thoroughly researched dictionary contains detailed profiles of over 500 Western Desert artists and will be invaluable to students, gallery administrators and private collectors interested in contemporary Aboriginal art. During the 1970s the Papunya Tula Artists were the best known group of Aboriginal artists but since then work from Yuendumu, Napperby, Mt Allen, Lajamanu, Ernabella, Utopia and Balgo Hills has also gained recognition. This dictionary includes listings not only for individual artists by family name but also annotates the artists as members of specific Aboriginal communities and identifies their Jukurrpa (Dreamings).