The Forgotten Art of 'Flash Jack' Barrymore. Works on Paper, Painted Pearl Shells and Engraved Boab Nuts, from the first half of the 20th Century.

Published by Hesperian Press, Carlisle (WA), 2023

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Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustraliaMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]

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Quarto, stiff pictorial wraps with French flaps, colour illus, b&w illus, unpag. (pp 86). Copiously illustrated with examples of Flash Jack's work. Fine condition. In the first half of the 20th century Flash Jack was a well-known and respected artist who primarily catered for the crews and passengers of steam ships that serviced the coastal towns of Western Australia and sailed north to Singapore. Working on paper, boab nuts and small pearl shells, Jack created images of Aboriginal life in the Kimberley. Sadly, by the 1970s his name had disappeared from the story of Kimberley indigenous art history. In The Forgotten Art of 'Flash Jack' Barrymore, Kim Akerman with Bruno Jordanoff examine Jack's life and art, bringing together nearly a hundred works of art which had, until recently, been forgotten and place this extraordinary man as a crusader for Aboriginal contemporary art in the Kimberley.

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Title
The Forgotten Art of 'Flash Jack' Barrymore. Works on Paper, Painted Pearl Shells and Engraved Boab Nuts, from the first half of the 20th Century.
Author
Akerman, Kim, with Bruno Jordanoff
Publisher
Hesperian Press, Carlisle (WA)
Publication year
2023
Binding
French flaps
Edition
1st Edition.

Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]

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Established in 1973, we are second generation booksellers located in Perth, Western Australia walking distance from the State Library of WA and the WA Museum. We deal in old, rare and out of print books as well as art, maps and globes, photographs, natural history specimens and curious objects. You are more than welcome to visit us at our bookshop or browse our great range of books and various items at our website: https://www.muirbooks.com Muir Books (Robert Muir Old & Rare Books) was founded by Robert and Helen Muir. and now owned and operated by Rob and Janet Muir with Tara Surry as researcher and cataloguer . We are one of the the larger booksellers in Western Australia with over 60,000 items in stock.…

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Robert Muir Old & Rare Books

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Perth WA, WA Australia 6000