Olsen, Penny,  1949- <br/><br/>
Feather and brush :  three centuries of Australian bird art / 
Penny Olsen. 
 - Collector's edition. 
 - x, 227 pages :  illustrations ;  31 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- 2. New lands, new birds, seaman and draughtsmen: 1600-1788 -- 3. The escape of natural history study, convicts and officers: 1788-1800 -- 4. Stirrings of an Australian sensibility, settlers and surveyors: 1800-1840, through distant eyes -- 5. A synergy of art and science, Gould and the cataloguers: 1840-1900 -- 6. Art and science estranged, inertia and a field guide: 1900-1950, illustration for field identification -- 7. Art and science regroup, conservationists: 1950-2000 -- 8. The contemporary artists. 
<br/><br/> This volume traces the 300-year history of bird art in Australia, from the crudely illustrated records of the earliest European voyages of discovery to the diversity of artwork available at the start of the 21st century. There are over 250 images representing 94 artists in the book. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0643065482 9780643065482 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ornithological illustration--History<br/>Birds in art--History<br/>Birds--Australia--Pictorial works<br/>Animal painters--Biography
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ND1383.A8  / O48 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>598.0222