Title

Ancestors and spirits: Aboriginal paintings of the 1950s and 1960s from Arnhem Land.

Venues

Australian National Gallery (28 February 1987 – 31 May 1987)

Date

(1987)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT).

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

This exhibition, which draws on the Gallery's collection of works from the 1950s and 1960s, is concerned with two major themes.

The ancestors and the associated legends have always been important to Aboriginal artists, while the theme of spirits - whether benevolent or evil - seems to have been particular to the period around 1960.

Individual works, as well as groups, or series, of paintings, will be shown as representative of the rich cultural traditions of the Arnhem Land Region. [Gallery media, 1987].