Description |
120 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 29 x 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction. A brush with birds / Penny Olsen -- John Hunter, 1737-1821 -- George Raper, 1769-1797 -- Sarah Stone, 1760-1844 -- John William Lewin, 1770-1819 -- John Gould and his illustrators -- John Gould, 1804-1881 -- Elizabeth Gould, 1804-1841 -- Henry Constantine Richter, 1821-1902 -- The Cayleys -- Neville Henry Pennington Cayley, 1853-1903 -- Neville William Cayley, 1886-1950 -- Ebenezer Edward Gostelow, 1867-1944 -- Lilian Medland, 1880-1955 -- Betty Temple Watts, 1901-1992 -- William Thomas Cooper, b.1934 -- List of illustrations -- Sources and further reading |
Summary |
"How images of Australian birds have changed over time as illustrated by the following artists whose work is in the Library's collection: John Hunter, George Raper, Sarah Stone, John Lewin, John and Elizabeth Gould, Henry Richter, Neville Henry Cayley, Neville William Cayley, Ebezer Edward Gostelow, Lilian Medalnd, Betty Temple Watts, William Cooper. There is a short biography for each artist"--Provided by publisher |
Analysis |
Artists, Australian - Biography |
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Birds - Australia - Pictorial works |
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Ornithological illustration - Australia |
Notes |
Bibliography: p. 120 |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 120 |
Subject |
Birds Australia -- Pictorial works.
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National Library of Australia.
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Artists -- Australia
-- ?́ƠBiography
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Artists -- Australia -- Biography.
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Birds in art -- History.
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Birds in art -- Australia -- History.
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Birds in art.
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Birds -- Australia -- Pictorial works.
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Ornithological illustration -- Australia.
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Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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Biographies.
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Author |
Olsen, Penny, 1949- writer of introduction
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National Library of Australia, author, collector
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LC no. |
2009459218 |
ISBN |
9780642276803 (paperback) |
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