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Margaret Preston

by Margaret Preston, Elizabeth Butel

This biography examines the career of Australian modernist painter Margaret Preston, detailing her experimental still-life works and her promotion of a national art style inspired by Aboriginal culture. It also documents her global travels and pursuit of independence.

Accession 18660 ISBN 1875892028 Publisher Tom Thompson
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