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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Field, Jennifer Jo: Written in the Land - The Life of Queenie McKenzie, Melbourne Books, Melbourne 2008, ISBN 9781877096709
Table of Contents ¦ Cover Text ¦ Book Review
Table of Contents
Foreword -6-
Growin up -16-
Texas Downs -48-
Resettlement -96-
Dayiwul - Argyle Mine Site -122-
Artist -152-
Epilogue -188-
Glossary -190-
List of Works -192-
Cover Text
As people we experience the land as we do life, through the lens of our conditioning and beliefs. There is a remarkable difference in the beliefs and conditioning of indigenous and non-indigenous people. Each group has and believes in a system of law based on their cultural upbringing. The land they inhabit provides a venue for the expression of those beliefs and their unique law, a living system of governance. The difference is, one group believes that their system came from and is contained in the land they inhabit, and the other group sees it in another light. This is the story of an extraordinary woman who embodied both of those cultures, though her beliefs and training were rooted in her indigenous heritage. Is it possible to understand and embrace the ideals of each for the well-being of both, and jointly inhabit the land?