"This catalogue accompanies an exhibition organized by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, curated by Roger Benjamin and coordinated by Andrew C. Weislogel, associate curator and master teacher at the Johnson Museum. The exhibition was presented at: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art ... January 10-April 5, 2009, Fowler Museum of Cultural History ... May 3-August 2, 2009, Grey Art Gallery ... September 1-December 5, 2009"--T.p. verso.
"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are respectfully advised that this booklet includes secret/sacred imagery which may be harmful to uninitiated members of their communities."--Suppl. cover.
Collectors' foreword / John and Barbara Wilkerson
Acknowledgments / Andrew C. Weislogel
Preface / Hetti Perkins
The men's painting room at Papunya : photographs by Michael Jensen
The fetish for Papunya boards / Roger Benjamin
Graceful transfigurations of person, place, and story: the stylistic evolution of Shorty Lungkarta Tjungurrayi / Fred Myers
The intelligence of Pintupi painting / Vivien Johnson
Relatives of the artists response to the paintings / R.G. Kimber
Catalogue of the exhibition / Roger Benjamin.
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Icons of the desert : early Aboriginal paintings from Papunya. ISBN 9781934260067. Published by Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
