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Author Churcher, Betty, 1931-2015.

Title The art of war / Betty Churcher
Published Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Pub., 2004

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 MELB  700.458 Chu/Aow  AVAILABLE
 W'PONDS  700.458 Chu/Aow  AVAILABLE
 WATERFT ART&ARCH  700.458 Chu/Aow  AVAILABLE
Description ix, 186 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm
regular print
Series Second numbered series of the Miegunyah Volumes
Miegunyah Press series.
Contents The birth of a legend -- Sidney Nolan: the Gallipoli series -- The human tragedy -- Jan Senbergs: the sinking of HMAS Armidale, 1942 -- Far from the front line -- Gordon Bennett: notes to Basquiat -- Cold wars and conflagrations
Summary Focuses on the wars of the past hundred years; showing how war changed art in the 20th century and how art has changed attitudes to war
Analysis Art
Wars
History, 1901-1999
Art - Australia - 20th century
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: page 176
Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- Art and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Art and the conflict
War artists -- Australia -- History.
Art -- Australia -- 20th century.
Art and war.
Artists, Aboriginal Australian.
War in art.
Art, Australian -- 20th century.
SUBJECT Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 -- Pictorial works. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001272
Genre/Form Illustrated works.
Author Australia. Special Broadcasting Service
Australian War Memorial.
LC no. 00002636
ISBN 0522850995 :
9780522850994