Vernacular Visions
A Folklife History of Australia: Art, Diversity, Storytelling
$89.61
- Hardcover
292 pages
- Release Date
26 January 2021
Summary
What is the character of Australian folk creativity, where does it spring from, what are its artistic outcomes, and what does it say about the diverse make-up of the nation and its history and culture? Cultural historian Dr Noris Ioannou explores these queries in this, the first comprehensive and richly illustrated cultural history text on Australian folk creativity, its art and its stories.
Vernacular Visions highlights the communal and spontaneous creativity and meaning of folk art,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781743057384 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1743057385 |
| Author: | Noris Ioannou |
| Publisher: | Wakefield Press |
| Imprint: | Wakefield Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 292 |
| Release Date: | 26 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.83kg |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 271mm x 264mm |
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About The Author
Noris Ioannou
Dr Noris Ioannou is an Adelaide-based cultural historian, among Australia’s foremost writers on Australian folk culture, heritage and the decorative arts. His first cultural history, Ceramics in South Australia 1836-1986, received the Australian Heritage Award. His other books include a landmark text on the Barossa Valley and its Germanic heritage, as well as cultural histories on Australian studio glass and other crafts. He is a contributing author for a number of major books including the Wakefield Companion to South Australian History.
Dr Ioannou is a past president of the Professional Historians Association, and past member of the State Heritage Authority and Civic Trust. He was also a former executive director of Nexus, a multicultural arts organisation. He holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Adelaide, and a Doctorate in Visual Arts and Archaeology from Flinders University. He is currently completing his next book Vernacular Visions: A history of Australian folk and outsider arts. Noris Ioannou is a 1996 Churchill Fellow.
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