{"product_id":"rex-battarbee-artist-albert-namtjiras-friend","title":"Rex Battarbee, artist \u0026 Albert Namtjira's friend","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully produced monograph on Australian artist Rex Battarbee (1893 – 1973) promises to become the definitive account of the artist and his close relationship with Arrernte artist Albert Namatjira (1902 – 1959).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBattarbee introduced Namatjira to the art of watercolour painting at the Hermannsburg Mission in 1934 and continued to encourage him and champion his work throughout the rest of his career. Co- written by Battarbee’s daughter Gayle Quarmby and arts publisher Ken McGregor. The book draws extensively on the Battarbee family archive and richly illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs of Rex Battarbee, Albert Namatjira, and artists of the Hermannsburg community. Illustrations and information on Battarbee’s artistic development and reproductions of artwork sourced from major public and private collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRex Battarbee’s daughter, Gayle Quarmby, uses the primary sources of her fathers’ stories, diaries, journals and letters to tell of art and life in Central Australia, his friendship with Albert Namatjira and the artists based at Hermannsburg Mission.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book brings with it a whisper of humanity and place, and the knife edge of legislative barriers for Indigenous Australians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbert was talented, ambitious and a strong man, with a vision to change his people’s future and Rex believed in his ability to do so.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e____________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Badger Editions, Melbourne ,2026. \u003cbr\u003eIn pictorial laminated hardcover with extensive full colour images. \u003cbr\u003e296 pages, dimensions; 31cm x 25.3\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gayle Quarmby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48137635528876,"sku":"OGAY-BK-REX","price":185.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/7454\/3532\/files\/bookcover.jpg?v=1793763741","url":"https:\/\/barossagallery.myshopify.com\/products\/rex-battarbee-artist-albert-namtjiras-friend","provider":"Barossa Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}