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Benjamin, Roger, 1957-

Orientalism : Delacroix to Klee / Roger Benjamin, curator and editor ; Mounira Khemir, guest curator and contributor, Photography ; Ursula Prunster, guest curator and contributor, Australian art ; Lynne Thornton, contributor. - [Sydney] : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1997. - iv, 259 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

"Exhibition dates: The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 6 December 1997-22 February 1998 [and] Auckland Art Gallery, 20 March-7 June 1998"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 256) and index.

Focusing on the art and aesthetic of travel, this magnificent catalog presents over 150 masterpieces of Orientalist paintings ever shown together. They present the artists' views of the European encounter with the Islamic worlds of North Africa and the Middle East. Includes over 30 rare 19th-century photographs and a brief biography of each artist and photographer as well.

ISBN: 0731313569 9780731313563

LCCN: 98165666

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orientalism in art--Exhibitions.
Art, European--19th century--20th century
Painting--Photography --Catalogue

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Exhibition catalogs.

LC Class. No.: N8217.E88 / B46 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 709.03074 BEN / 13559