A Quiet Revolution: The Rise Of Australian Art 1946-1968

23.0 x 15.0cms, 268pp, b/w & 16 Colour Illusts, very good paperback & cover (sunned spine) This book outlines Australia's transition from a miniscule, inert art scene of the late '40s to a progressive, visual art establishment in the '60s. It identifies the intricate tribal groupings that battled for cultural power in (Melbourne's) pubs, cafes and studios; the figurativists versus abstractionists debates; the fights for curatorial power etc.