Max Dupain (91 results)

Second Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 147 pages (chiefly illustrations) 28 cm. Notes; An outgrowth of an exhibition entitled, No time to spare! Presented in Sydney, May, 1962, by the Woman's Committee of the National Trust of Australia (N.S.W.). Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Architecture Australia History. Architecture. Architecture, Georgian Australia. Historic buildings - Australia. 3 Kg.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. [9781920807597] (Artistic Photography, Photographers, Australia) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. From multi-award-winning writer Helen Ennis comes the first ever biography of the photographer Max Dupain, the most influential Australian photographer of the 20th century and creator of many iconic images that have passed into our national imagination.One of The Guardian's 25 Best Australian Books of 2024Highly Commended at the ACT Literary Awards 2025Shortlisted for the Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2025Longlisted for the 2026 Magarey Medal Max Dupain (1911-1992) was a major cultural figure in Australia, and at the forefront of the visual arts in a career spanning more than fifty years. During this time he produced a number of images now regarded as iconically Australian. He championed modern photography and a distinctive Australian approach.To date, Dupain has been seen mostly in one-dimensional, limited and limiting terms - as exceptional, as super masculine, as an Australian hero. But this landmark biography approaches him as a complex and contradictory figure who, despite the apparent certitude of his photographic style, was filled with self-doubt and anxiety. Dupain was a Romantic and a rationalist and struggled with the intensity of his emotions and reactions. He wanted simplicity in his art and life, but found it difficult to attain. He never wanted to be ordinary.Examining the sources of his creativity - literature, art, music - alongside his approaches to masculinity, love, the body, war, and nature, Max Dupain: A Portrait reveals a driven artist, one whose relationship to his work has been described as 'ferocious' and 'painful to watch'. Photographer David Moore, a long-term friend, said he 'needed to photograph like he needed to breathe. It was part of him. It gave him his drive and force in life.''In this deeply thought book . [Ennis'] thoughts subtly accumulate into a complex portrait of a man and a rich picture of Australia . Revelatory.' The Conversation'This handsome biography . a more complex man and career are revealed in lucid prose by Ennis, a leading historian of photography.' Guardian Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Second Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 147 pages (chiefly illustrations) 28 cm. Notes; An outgrowth of an exhibition entitled, No time to spare! Presented in Sydney, May, 1962, by the Woman's Committee of the National Trust of Australia (N.S.W.). Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Architecture Australia History. Architecture. Architecture, Georgian Australia. Historic buildings - Australia. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Book is in a good condition.

4to, 224pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover and dustwrapper in good condition, lightly foxed, owner's name on front endpaper; 223 pages, colour and b/w photos, heavy book which will require excess postage outside Australia.

4to, 208pp. Black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in dust jacket with faded spine.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective wrapping. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages; Physical description. : 208 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 29 cm. Subject: Dupain, Max, 1911-Photography - Australia - History. Photography, Artistic. Human figure in art. Eugenics - Australia. Summary: "Max Dupain is regarded as one of Australia's most significant photographers. For the first time, this book details how Dupain's formative early work was created in response to the 'body culture' movement of the interwar period. As Dr. Crombie shows, after World War One many western countries enthusiastically subscribed to schemes designed to control, regulate and develop the body as a means of building individual health and fitness and assisting communal regeneration. Drawing on the pseudo-scientific theories of eugenics, ideas and methods concerning the revitalisation of the body became popular among a diverse range of groups. As part of this study, Dr. Crombie reveals how Australia's most distinctive contribution to 'body culture' was through the development of two physical archetypes associated with the beach - namely, the lifesaver and the surfer - and that the popularity of these icons was largely enabled through photography by Dupain and others." 3 Kg.

Hardback. Condition: New. From multi-award-winning writer Helen Ennis comes the first ever biography of the photographer Max Dupain, the most influential Australian photographer of the 20th century and creator of many iconic images that have passed into our national imagination.One of The Guardian's 25 Best Australian Books of 2024Highly Commended at the ACT Literary Awards 2025Shortlisted for the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2025 Max Dupain (1911-1992) was a major cultural figure in Australia, and at the forefront of the visual arts in a career spanning more than fifty years. During this time he produced a number of images now regarded as iconically Australian. He championed modern photography and a distinctive Australian approach.To date, Dupain has been seen mostly in one-dimensional, limited and limiting terms - as exceptional, as super masculine, as an Australian hero. But this landmark biography approaches him as a complex and contradictory figure who, despite the apparent certitude of his photographic style, was filled with self-doubt and anxiety. Dupain was a Romantic and a rationalist and struggled with the intensity of his emotions and reactions. He wanted simplicity in his art and life, but found it difficult to attain. He never wanted to be ordinary.Examining the sources of his creativity - literature, art, music - alongside his approaches to masculinity, love, the body, war, and nature, Max Dupain: A Portrait reveals a driven artist, one whose relationship to his work has been described as 'ferocious' and 'painful to watch'. Photographer David Moore, a long-term friend, said he 'needed to photograph like he needed to breathe. It was part of him. It gave him his drive and force in life.''In this deeply thought book . [Ennis'] thoughts subtly accumulate into a complex portrait of a man and a rich picture of Australia . Revelatory.' The Conversation'This handsome biography . a more complex man and career are revealed in lucid prose by Ennis, a leading historian of photography.' Guardian.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2025. hardcover. . . . . .

hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition; 532 pages, b/w photos, gift inscription from the author(?), heavy book which will require excess postage outside Australia.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The dust jacket has a little wear. 532 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Oblong small quarto stapled booklet, unpaginated, about 28 pages, photo illustrated, original wrappers, a near fine copy. Catalogue for an exhibition of well-known Australian photographer Max Dupain's work from the 1930s & 1940s.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Exhibition catalogue.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardback. Helen Ennis, HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd. From multi-award-winning writer Helen Ennis comes the first ever biography of the photographer Max Dupain, the most influential Australian photographer of the 20th century and creator of many iconic images that have passed into our national imagination.One of The Guardian's 25 Best Australian Books of 2024Max Dupain (1911-1992) was a major cultural figure in Australia, and at the forefront of the visual arts in a career spanning more than fifty years. During this time he produced a number of images now regarded as iconically Australian. He championed modern photography and a distinctive Australian approach.To date, Dupain has been seen mostly in one-dimensional, limited and limiting terms - as exceptional, as super masculine, as an Australian hero. But this landmark biography approaches him as a complex and contradictory figure who, despite the apparent certitude of his photographic style, was filled with self-doubt and anxiety. Dupain was a Romantic and a rationalist and struggled with the intensity of his emotions and reactions. He wanted simplicity in his art and life, but found it difficult to attain. He never wanted to be ordinary.Examining the sources of his creativity - literature, art, music - alongside his approaches to masculinity, love, the body, war, and nature, Max Dupain: A Portrait reveals a driven artist, one whose relationship to his work has been described as 'ferocious' and 'painful to watch'. Photographer David Moore, a long-term friend, said he 'needed to photograph like he needed to breathe. It was part of him. It gave him his drive and force in life.''In this deeply thought book . [Ennis'] thoughts subtly accumulate into a complex portrait of a man and a rich picture of Australia . Revelatory.' The Conversation'This handsome biography . a more complex man and career are revealed in lucid prose by Ennis, a leading historian of photography.' Guardian. Hardback.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs by Max Dupain. Previous owner's neat & discreet stamp to front free endpaper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 218 pages. In a career spanning over 50 years, Max Dupain distinguished himself in all areas of photography. This book was most likely published in 1992 to mark Dupain's death. This is a wonderful selection of both his landscape, architectural and portrait photographs.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by Dupain, Max (illustrator). 1974 reprint. Index, notes on buildings by Herman Morton. 500gms weight; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages.

Condition: New. 2025. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective wrapping. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages; Physical description. : 208 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 29 cm. Subject: Dupain, Max, 1911-Photography - Australia - History. Photography, Artistic. Human figure in art. Eugenics - Australia. Summary: "Max Dupain is regarded as one of Australia's most significant photographers. For the first time, this book details how Dupain's formative early work was created in response to the 'body culture' movement of the interwar period. As Dr. Crombie shows, after World War One many western countries enthusiastically subscribed to schemes designed to control, regulate and develop the body as a means of building individual health and fitness and assisting communal regeneration. Drawing on the pseudo-scientific theories of eugenics, ideas and methods concerning the revitalisation of the body became popular among a diverse range of groups. As part of this study, Dr. Crombie reveals how Australia's most distinctive contribution to 'body culture' was through the development of two physical archetypes associated with the beach - namely, the lifesaver and the surfer - and that the popularity of these icons was largely enabled through photography by Dupain and others." 1 Kg.

Oblong 4to. Ill.wrapps. unpag. (28pp.) b/w ills. Fine. An exhibitions of black and white photography of Australia by the acclaimed photographer.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Lovely monochrome landscape photography by Dupain. First Viking edition, 1988. Orange band of dustjacket a little faded to front and spine, else fine dustjacket. Toning to preliminary page and also to end two pages. Else fine condition. 32cm x 24cm, 208pp.NOTE: A heavy book that may require extra postage costs. Please get a quote before buying.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to foredges, preliminary and end pages. Dust jacket has creasing to edges, particularly at spine top. Dust jacket is now in protective cover. Francis Greenway (1777-1837), Australia's first and perhaps greatest architect, arrived in 1814 in the ramshackle town of Sydney. In Governor Macquarie, he found a mentor and between them, in a very short space of time, they created an enduring legacy of some of Australia's finest buildings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 128pp. c.30.5 x 22.5cm. 16 colour plates. Frontispiece portrait and 70 black and white photographic illustrations. The majority of all illustrations are full page. Decorated end papers. List of buildings, including date, owner, address, cost and builder. Chronology. Bibliography. References. Index. Hard cover in dust jacket. A very good clean copy ' . became first Professor of Architecture at the University of Sydney in 1918' Continued in practice until the 1970s. "One of the first architects in Australia . to take into account the climate and physical environment of his adopted country". [1078g]. Please enquire re postage if to be shipped outside the UK.