Native Rose
Poet: Michael Driscoll
Illustrator: Brett Whiteley
Publisher: Richard Griffin
Categories: Bookwork / Illustrated Books, Offset Books, Poetry/Proses/Text Works
Reference no.:NL/Whi.B-Dri.M-Gil.E/86.00 Place/Shelf:2EL
| Book title: | Native Rose |
| Published by: | Richard Griffin |
| Year made: | 1986 |
| Place made: | Australia |
| Original: | Yes |
| Dimensions: | 315 x 390 |
| Binder: | commercial binding |
| Physical description: | soft cover, perfect binding |
| Medium: | poetry, illustrations |
| Further information: | |
| "'Native Rose' is a fusion of Brett Whiteley's surreal imagery with poetry and narration inspired by the Olgas (Kata Tjuta) in Central Australia and the journals of Ernest Giles. Michael Driscoll, on a visit to Central Australia in 1982 gazing at the Olgas, wondered who was the first white man to see them and went on to discover Ernest Giles. Over a period of eight months he wrote a series of poems based on Giles' journals. "Brett Whiteley, an old friend, read the poems and as a result, decided to go and see Central Australia and the Olgas. They [Whiteley and Driscoll] spent several weeks at Mt Olga, where 'Native Rose' finally took shape as a combination of words and images." (from the back cover blurb) |
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| Poet: | Michael Driscoll () |
| Illustrator: | Brett Whiteley () |
| Publisher: | Richard Griffin () |
All images are subject to copyright.
