City Bushmen: The Heidelberg School and Rural Mythology

The Heidelberg School was the name given to a circle of 19th century Australian artists, led by Tom Roberts, whose figure paintings expressed deeply rooted human fears, wishes, and preoccupations. This comprehensive overview examines the art in a social and cultural context and reveals how the paintings helped to develop the rural mythology extant in Australia at the time.Astbury, Leigh is the author of 'City Bushmen: The Heidelberg School and Rural Mythology', published 1986 under ISBN 9780195545012 and ISBN 019554501X.