Charles P. Mountford
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Charles Pearcy Mountford (8 May 1890 – 16 November 1976)[1] was an Australian anthropologist and photographer. He is known for his pioneering work on indigenous Australians and his depictions and descriptions of their art. He also led the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land.
Works
- The Art of Albert Namatjira (1944)
- Brown Men and Red Sand (1948)
- Australian tree portraits (1956)
- Records of the American-Australian scientific expedition to Arnhem Land: Vol. 1 Art, myth and symbolism (1956)
- The Tiwi: their art, myth and ceremony (1958)
- Ayers Rock, its people, their beliefs and their art (1965) – his M.A. thesis which became a popular paperback
- The Dreamtime (1965), The Dawn of Time (1969), and The First Sunrise (1971) – in collaboration with artist Ainslie Roberts
- Winbaraku: and the myth of Jarapiri (1967)
- Australian Aboriginal portraits (1967)
- The Aborigines and their country (1969)
- Nomads of the Australian Desert (1976) – withdrawn after sale for cultural reasons related to its depictions of sacred sites[1][2]
References
External links
- Bright Sparcs Biographical entry
- Mountford-Sheard Collection of the State Library of South Australia
- State Library of South Australia: SA Memory page
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about an anthropologist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This article about an Australian photographer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
