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y separately published work icon Picturesque Atlas of Australasia single work   picture book   non-fiction  
Note: 'Illustrated under the supervision of Fredric B. Schell, assisted by leading colonial and American artists.'
First known date: 1886 Issue Details: First known date: 1886... 1886 Picturesque Atlas of Australasia
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y separately published work icon Picturing a Nation Gary Werskey , Sydney : NewSouth Publishing , 2021 21196003 2021 single work biography

'The untold story of a major Australian artist. Regarded in his day as an important Australian impressionist painter, A.H. Fullwood (1863-1930) was also the most widely viewed British-Australian artist of the Heidelberg era.

'Fullwood's illustrations for the popular Picturesque Atlas of Australasia and the Bulletin, as well as leading Australian and English newspapers, helped shape how settler-colonial Australia was seen both here and around the world. Meanwhile his paintings were as celebrated as those of his good friends Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton. So why is Fullwood so little known today?

'In this pioneering, richly illustrated biography, Gary Werskey brings Fullwood and his extraordinary career as an illustrator, painter, and war artist back to life, while casting a new light on the most fabled era in the history of Australian art.'

Source : publisher's blurb
y separately published work icon An Atlas of a Difficult World: The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia (1886-1888) Tony Hughes-d'Aeth , Perth : 1999 Z1306615 1999 single work thesis This thesis, and the subsequent book, examines the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia 1886-1888, edited by Andrew Garran, and published by the Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company in serial form to commemorate the centenary of European colonisation of Australia. The massive, three-volume Picturesque Atlas of Australasia sold over 50,000 copies and its publication was one of the most significant cultural projects in nineteenth-century Australia. The study outlines how the Atlas came to be produced and the way in which the publishers sought to promote it, and situates it within the traditions of picturesque publications. It also considers the representation of history within the Atlas, in terms of its narrative, illustrations and photographic representations.
Picturesque Atlas of Australia 1888 single work review
— Appears in: The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate , 25 February vol. 13 no. 15 1888; (p. 2)
— Review of Picturesque Atlas of Australasia 1886 single work picture book non-fiction

A glowing review of the Atlas: 'The work is superbly got up, the engravings and illustrations being works of art, the maps finished productions, and the letter press and paper all that can be desired, - as may be imagined when it is stated that the estimated cash outlay for the production of the Work has already exceeded £60,000. The Work in question gives a panorama of Australian history and life, from the days of the earliest Spanish and Dutch navigators, and the landing of Captain Cook in 1770, down to the present time [1888], with characteristic sketches of the scenery from sea, mountain, forest, and city and everything relating to our Colonial life and enterprise'.
Local Items 1886 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 18 November 1886; (p. 2)
  • A concert will take place next Tuesday at the Divisional Hall, Esplanade, in aid of the Cairns District Hospital. Performers will be the Cairns vocal amateurs.
  • A vocal entertainment will be held tonight at the Oddfellows Hall, Lake Street. The entertainment is under the auspices of the Independent Order of Good Templars and will consist of songs, readings, and recitations. Admission is free.
  • The Cairns Dramatic Club provided excellent performances of 'The Toodles' and 'Who is Who' in aid of the hospital and the School of Arts.
  • Mr J. R. Ashton, president of the Art Society of New South Wales, was in Cairns last week representing the Picturesque Atlas Company of Australasia. He has been sketching the Barron Falls and other district views for a new Picturesque Atlas. The Town and Country Journal describes the work as artistic and historical and of great signficance, 'accurately drawn and beautifully engraved'.
Picturesque Atlas of Australia 1888 single work review
— Appears in: The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate , 25 February vol. 13 no. 15 1888; (p. 2)
— Review of Picturesque Atlas of Australasia 1886 single work picture book non-fiction

A glowing review of the Atlas: 'The work is superbly got up, the engravings and illustrations being works of art, the maps finished productions, and the letter press and paper all that can be desired, - as may be imagined when it is stated that the estimated cash outlay for the production of the Work has already exceeded £60,000. The Work in question gives a panorama of Australian history and life, from the days of the earliest Spanish and Dutch navigators, and the landing of Captain Cook in 1770, down to the present time [1888], with characteristic sketches of the scenery from sea, mountain, forest, and city and everything relating to our Colonial life and enterprise'.
y separately published work icon An Atlas of a Difficult World: The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia (1886-1888) Tony Hughes-d'Aeth , Perth : 1999 Z1306615 1999 single work thesis This thesis, and the subsequent book, examines the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia 1886-1888, edited by Andrew Garran, and published by the Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company in serial form to commemorate the centenary of European colonisation of Australia. The massive, three-volume Picturesque Atlas of Australasia sold over 50,000 copies and its publication was one of the most significant cultural projects in nineteenth-century Australia. The study outlines how the Atlas came to be produced and the way in which the publishers sought to promote it, and situates it within the traditions of picturesque publications. It also considers the representation of history within the Atlas, in terms of its narrative, illustrations and photographic representations.
Local Items 1886 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 18 November 1886; (p. 2)
  • A concert will take place next Tuesday at the Divisional Hall, Esplanade, in aid of the Cairns District Hospital. Performers will be the Cairns vocal amateurs.
  • A vocal entertainment will be held tonight at the Oddfellows Hall, Lake Street. The entertainment is under the auspices of the Independent Order of Good Templars and will consist of songs, readings, and recitations. Admission is free.
  • The Cairns Dramatic Club provided excellent performances of 'The Toodles' and 'Who is Who' in aid of the hospital and the School of Arts.
  • Mr J. R. Ashton, president of the Art Society of New South Wales, was in Cairns last week representing the Picturesque Atlas Company of Australasia. He has been sketching the Barron Falls and other district views for a new Picturesque Atlas. The Town and Country Journal describes the work as artistic and historical and of great signficance, 'accurately drawn and beautifully engraved'.
y separately published work icon Picturing a Nation Gary Werskey , Sydney : NewSouth Publishing , 2021 21196003 2021 single work biography

'The untold story of a major Australian artist. Regarded in his day as an important Australian impressionist painter, A.H. Fullwood (1863-1930) was also the most widely viewed British-Australian artist of the Heidelberg era.

'Fullwood's illustrations for the popular Picturesque Atlas of Australasia and the Bulletin, as well as leading Australian and English newspapers, helped shape how settler-colonial Australia was seen both here and around the world. Meanwhile his paintings were as celebrated as those of his good friends Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton. So why is Fullwood so little known today?

'In this pioneering, richly illustrated biography, Gary Werskey brings Fullwood and his extraordinary career as an illustrator, painter, and war artist back to life, while casting a new light on the most fabled era in the history of Australian art.'

Source : publisher's blurb
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