Oxbow Spring 2013.pdf - Oxbow Books
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The Northern Territory and Contemporary Australian Artists<br />
Daena Murray (Author); Nicholas Rothwell (Author)<br />
Dr. Daena Murray, former and now Emeritus Curator of the Museum and Art<br />
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Joseph Kosuth (Author)<br />
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Jane Raffan (Author)<br />
The enthralling power and colour of Aboriginal painting of Tjukurpa (Law) and<br />
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