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Charles Mountford (1890–1976)

Autor(a) de The dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal myths in paintings

34+ Works 508 Membros 8 Críticas

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Obras por Charles Mountford

Aboriginal art 8 exemplares
Australian tree portraits (1956) 5 exemplares
Australian aboriginal portraits (1967) 5 exemplares
Aboriginal Conception Beliefs (1981) 2 exemplares

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Assinalado
CathyLockhart | Sep 30, 2022 |
I wanted a collection of Dreamtime myths from the moment I arrived in Australia, but it took me almost 10 years to find it and when I did, it was from a Canadian bookseller.

I picked it up today and read it all in about 90 minutes. The introduction, written in the mid-60's, tries to be respectful, and succeeds for the most part, but the style was at times hard to swallow: it sounded like one of those wildlife tv shows from the 70's.

The stories themselves, and the paintings that pair with them, are mostly well told, though I noticed areas of geography are referred to by their colonial names. The art is wonderful, sometimes haunting and sometimes disturbing, but always beautifully executed.… (mais)
 
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murderbydeath | 3 outras críticas | Apr 27, 2022 |
This series by Mountford and Roberts are beautifully illustrated with gorgeous haunting paintings. I have the original editions and the Dreamtime stories come from all over Australia.
 
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velvetink | Mar 31, 2013 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
34
Also by
1
Membros
508
Popularidade
#48,806
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
8
ISBN
37
Línguas
3

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