Bibliograph

Once upon a time in Papunya, Vivien Johnson

Type

Label

Once upon a time in Papunya, Vivien Johnson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-329) and index

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Once upon a time in Papunya

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Vivien Johnson

Summary

Astronomical auction prices in the late 1990s first drew many peoples attention to the phenomenon of the early Papunya boards, the thousand small painted panels created at the remote Northern Territory Aboriginal settlement of Papunya in 1971-72

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- 1. The School of Kaapa -- 2. 'So Beautiful' -- 3. The Pintupi Factor -- 4. The Problem of Secrecy -- 5. The Midas Touch -- 6. The Object of Protection -- 7. Give Those Men a Real Voice -- 8. The Icons Precedent -- Epilogue

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