xiii, 278 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
ISBNs
9781735326924, 1735326925
OCLC
on1276786974
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Irrit̲itja Kuwarri Tjungu : Past and Present Together : Fifty Years of Papunya Tula artists, curated by Henry Kerrit. Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, Part 1: 1971-1995 on view June 24, 2021-February 27, 2022, part 2: 1996-2021 on view March 17, 2022-February 26, 2023. The Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., March-September, 2023."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (page 277).
Palya = Welcome / Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri -- Director's Foreword / Margo Smith -- Irrit̲itja Kuwarri Tjungu = Past and present together / Henry Skerritt -- It blew up like a balloon / Punata Stockman Nungurrayi -- The goannas are dancing : the generation and the generations of Papunya painting / Fred Myers -- That's how we learned / Charlotte Phillipus Napurrula -- It's like my father told me / Narlie Nelson Nakamarra -- East to West : the diversity of Papunya Tula Art / John Kean -- Family connections : Walungurru women in action / Marina Strocchi -- The Marrapinti Women's Camp / Jodie Napurrula Ward and Rachel Paltridge -- Following Kungka Kutjarra / Cara Pinchbeck -- The stories I can tell / Hetti Perkins in conversation with Fred Myers and Henry Skerritt -- Art of resilience : the importance of Papunya Tula artists in Australia's Western desert / Paul Sweeney -- Adventures in art comeuppance / Steve Martin -- A really good celebration / Bobby West Tjupurrula -- Map of the artists' country -- Plates, with descriptions by John Kean, Fred Myers, Elizabeth Marks Nakamarra, Eileen Napaltjarri, Henry Skerritt, Morris Jackson Tjampitjinpa, and Bobby West Tjupurrula -- Checklist -- Additional reading -- Contributors