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Charles P Mountford
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Name
Charles Mountford
Role
Photographer
Died
1976, Norwood, Australia
Books
The dreamtime, Nomads of the Australian Desert
Charles Pearcy Mountford (8 May 1890 – 16 November 1976) was an Australian anthropologist and photographer. He is known for his pioneering work on indigenous Australians and his depictions and descriptions of their art. He also led the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land.
Works
The Art of Albert Namatjira (1944)
Brown Men and Red Sand (1948)
Australian tree portraits (1956)
Records of the American-Australian scientific expedition to Arnhem Land: Vol. 1 Art, myth and symbolism (1956)
The Tiwi: their art, myth and ceremony (1958)
Ayers Rock, its people, their beliefs and their art (1965) – his M.A. thesis which became a popular paperback
The Dreamtime (1965), The Dawn of Time (1969), and The First Sunrise (1971) – in collaboration with artist Ainslie Roberts
Winbaraku: and the myth of Jarapiri (1967)
Australian Aboriginal portraits (1967)
The Aborigines and their country (1969)
Nomads of the Australian Desert (1976) – withdrawn after sale for cultural reasons related to its depictions of sacred sites
