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True light and shade : an aboriginal perspective of Joseph Lycett's art / John Maynard.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780642277084 (paperback)
Author	Maynard, John, 1954- (author.)
Title	True light and shade : an aboriginal perspective of Joseph Lycett's art / John Maynard.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia, [2014]
Publisher and/or associated date/s	©2014
Description	168 pages : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 29 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	True Light and Shade is filled with beautiful images by convict artist Joseph Lycett that powerfully capture in intimate detail Aboriginal life, a rare record of Aboriginal people within the vicinity of Newcastle and how they adapted to European settlement before cultural destruction impacted on these groups.John Maynard writes an engaging short biography of Lycett and his life in Australia and follows this with a detailed commentary on each of the 20 images in the album.
Subjects	Lycett, Joseph, -- ca. 1775-1828
	Aboriginal Australians in art
	Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works
	Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- History -- Pictorial works
Other Corporate Bodies	National Library of Australia
Call number	759.994 MAY

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00786289	759.994 MAY	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .