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'This is an account of an Aboriginal artist. Over 70 major paintings, all with detailed annotations and spanning more than two decades, are reproduced in this volume. The Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaitjarri makes accessible the development of a master painter of the Anmatyerre tribe - one of the founders and leaders of Western Desert art. In the contemporary medium of acrylic on canvas, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri expresses both his custodianship of the ancient Dreaming stories of Aboriginal Central Australia recounted in his paintings, and his own artistic vision.'
Source: http://www.fishpond.com.au/Books (Sighted: 13/10/2011)
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Works about this Work
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Carving Out An Art Career On Canvas
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 August no. 83 1994; (p. 14)
— Review of The Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri 1994 single work biography "The Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri makes accessible the development of a master painter of the Anmatyerre tribe - one of the founders and leaders of Western Desert Art. Clifford Possum expresses both his custodianship of the ancient Dreaming stories of Aboriginal Central Austral recounted in his paintings, and the inexhaustible freshness and brilliance of his own artistic vision". -
[Review Essay] The Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
1994
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 1994; (p. 177)'This is the first coffee-table book about a Central Australian artist. It is superbly illustrated with photographs of his works, contains a further range of interesting photographs, maps and sketches, and altogether is a fine publication. At $80 it is not a cheap book, but it compares favourably with similar works, and is more substantial than most' (Introduction)
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Carving Out An Art Career On Canvas
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 August no. 83 1994; (p. 14)
— Review of The Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri 1994 single work biography "The Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri makes accessible the development of a master painter of the Anmatyerre tribe - one of the founders and leaders of Western Desert Art. Clifford Possum expresses both his custodianship of the ancient Dreaming stories of Aboriginal Central Austral recounted in his paintings, and the inexhaustible freshness and brilliance of his own artistic vision". -
[Review Essay] The Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
1994
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 1994; (p. 177)'This is the first coffee-table book about a Central Australian artist. It is superbly illustrated with photographs of his works, contains a further range of interesting photographs, maps and sketches, and altogether is a fine publication. At $80 it is not a cheap book, but it compares favourably with similar works, and is more substantial than most' (Introduction)
