Images of the Pacific Rim
Subtitle: Australia and California, 1850-1935
By: by Erika Esau
Series: Australian studies in art and art theory; Australian studies in art and art theory
Publisher: Power Publications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: University of Sydney, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780909952396
Subjects: American Art; Aesthetics; Architecture; American National characteristics; Australian National characteristics; Australian Art
Description: Australia and California have shared aesthetic ideas through imported imagery for nearly 200 years. From gold rush photography to Spanish- style houses, it tells the fascinating story of aesthetic exchange between two 'cultures on the periphery'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.