Colourful Australia
p. 99 · Read in the full issue
OBVIOUSLY designed for the Aus tralian Christmas trade (for overseas friends who can’t be fobbed off with a Christmas card), Ure Smith’s Australia—Land of Colour contains 32 full colour plates of paintings by famous Australian artists and a description of the scenes they represent by Rosemary Dobson.
The painters include realists like Sir Arthur Streeton of the old school and more contemporary numbers by Douglas Annand, Sali Herman and Russell Drysdale, Sidney Nolan is also represented—with what is likely one of his earlier works as it is strictly in the Namatjira tradition.
The small book is an excellent way of learning something about Australia and about Australian artists. (Published by Ure Smith. 12/6.)