Bibliograph

Present tense, Anna Schwartz Gallery and thirty-five years of contemporary Australian Art, Doug Hall

Type

Label

Present tense, Anna Schwartz Gallery and thirty-five years of contemporary Australian Art, Doug Hall

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Present tense

Responsibility statement

Doug Hall

Sub title

Anna Schwartz Gallery and thirty-five years of contemporary Australian Art

Summary

This vivid and revealing account of thirty-five years of art and history revolves around the locus of the internationally renowned Anna Schwartz Gallery and its eponymous founder. Beginning in St Kilda with United Artists, visionary gallerist Anna Schwartz relocated to City Gallery at 45 Flinders Lane before Anna Schwartz Gallery found its current location at 185 Flinders Lane in 1993. Present Tense captures Schwartz, known for her steadfast promotion of the contemporary and the challenging, alongside the inimitable roster of artists that her gallery represents, and the key figures of Australian art and culture. The visually stunning volume combines historical vignettes, interviews, and hundreds of archival photographs and artworks. Told with wit and verve, it reveals a story that arcs from the journeys of immigrants who make up Australia's rich cultural life to the local artistic scenes of Melbourne to the global stage of the art world

Target audience

adult

Creator