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Bernard William Smith (3 October 1916 – 2 September 2011) was an Australian art historian, art critic and academic, considered the founding father of Australian art history, and one of the country's most important thinkers.
European Vision and the South Pacific, first published in 1960, is the most acclaimed of all Bernard Smith’s many texts on art history and cultural theory.
- Tom Ryan
- 2005
Aug 9, 2016 · They seek to answer the question Who Was Bernard Smith?! Often regarded as the father of Australian art history, Smith began life as a ward of the state. Smith had a major influence on Australian cultural life, from the publication of Place, Taste and Tradition in 1945 until his death in September 2011.
- Lynne Lancaster
May 23, 2016 · The Legacies of Bernard Smith: essays on Australian art, history and cultural politics, edited by Jaynie Anderson, Christopher Marshall and myself, explores the enduring impact that Smith has had on the many fields in which he worked. The book features essays from 22 authors across a range of disciplines and includes never before published ...
Bernard Smith has 91 books on Goodreads with 4100 ratings. Bernard Smith’s most popular book is The Ring (Penguin Readers, Level 3).
Sep 7, 2011 · Bernard Smith consolidated art history as an academic discipline. Francis Reiss. For almost 70 years Smith worked and wrote at the coalface of contemporary socio-politics and cultural change, but it was his interest in Australia's cultural identity, its ''antipodeanism'', that preoccupied him.
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A biographical and historical analysis of Bernard Smith, a pioneer of Antipodean studies and cultural criticism. Explore his personal and intellectual journey, his encounters with British scholars and his rethinking of Australian art and culture.
