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Sidney Nolan : desert and drought

by Geoffrey Smith, Sidney Nolan, Damian Smith

This exhibition catalogue uses the diaries of Sidney and Cynthia Nolan to document an expedition to Central Australia. Organised into six thematic sections, it includes an introduction, an exhibition checklist and a bibliography.

Accession 1349 ISBN 0724102205 Publisher National Gallery of Victoria
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