50 Neds

Ned Kelly: Icon of Australian Art

Author: Maree Coote

This is a labour of love, by Melbourne artist and writer Maree Coote, who dives head first into the Kelly legend and surfaces with a collection of decorative pieces that are a celebration of a very Australian visual aesthetic.

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Ned Kelly. Australia's sexiest Bushranger. Freedom fighter? Revolutionary? Or just a naughty boy? Bit of everything really... This collectible little book makes a stunnng gift memento of Melbourne.

Includes an overview of the imaging of Ned Kelly during the past 120 years, and features 50 original artworks, each reinventing yet again Australia's most famous bushranger.

This highly collectible little book is both a design journey and a tale of an Australian legend. Includes an overview of the imaging of Ned Kelly during the past 120 years, and features 50 original artworks, each reinventing yet again Australia’s most famous bushranger. Beautifully bound in black saifu cloth with silver embossing detail and dust jacket.

About the Author

Maree Coote is a writer, designer, illustrator and photographer. She is the author of two gold award winning histories, 'The Melbourne Book' and 'The Art of Being Melbourne', and is author/illustrator of a dozen children's books, including the Bologna Ragazzi Special Mention 2017 Award-winning 'Spellbound’, and the Nami Concours Illustration Distinction Prize. Her graphic work for children is focused on the typographic illustrations (Letter Art) she has developed in her recent books.