Banjo Paterson's Australians

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Angus And Robertson
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 1989
Edition: Unknown

Description: 71 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. Selected Poems And Prose

Publishers Description: This is the second book of Dorothy Gauvins oil paintings illustrating the verse and prose of A.B. Paterson. Over one hundred years ago, "the Banjo" first captured the hearts of Australians through his ballads about bush and city life. His work first appeared in 1885 published in The Bulletin wher he aciebed immediate success. Paterson soon built an enormous following and found a special place in the affections of his countrymen. Above all, though, it is the descriptions of ordinary Australians, drovers, drinkers. sportsmen, farmers and bushmen, that has continued to make his poetry so popular and so enduring."Banjo Patersons Australians, which features the characters Mulga Bill, The Man from Snowy River and Father Riley, is brought to life by Dorothy Gauvin in fascinating detail and glowing colour. Drawn from Patersons poems, these paintings portray the strength of charcater, resoucefulness and humour that have become symbols of the Australian identity."

ISBN: 9780207161902