City Bushmen - THe Heidelberg School and the Rural Mythology

Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1985, 216 pages. Dustjacket spine faded, minor wear to spine extremities, otherwise good secondhand condition.

The Heidelberg School was the name given to a circle of 19th century Australian artists, led by Tom Roberts, whose figure paintings expressed deeply rooted human fears, wishes, and preoccupations. This comprehensive overview examines the art in a social and cultural context and reveals how the paintings helped to develop the rural mythology extant in Australia at the time.