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Summary subject collecting information (definitions of the ALG collecting levels are available for reference):


Art and architecture [Research]

    Comments: Research level in some areas for focussed collections, eg, Asian textiles in Textiles; Ballets Russes in Arts general.
- The Arts (general) [Advanced basic]
- Architecture [Basic]
- Sculpture [Research]
- Ceramics and glass [Study - Advanced]
- Drawing [Research]
- Decorative arts [Research]
- Textiles [Research]
- Interior design and furniture [Study - Intermediate]
- Painting [Research]
- Printmaking and graphic arts [Research]
- Photography [Research]
- Museum science [Study - Intermediate]

Highlights of the collection: Australian art, including Aboriginal art, especially in the documentation field; contemporary i.e. C19-21 art internationally with emphasis on catalogues raisonne¿s, exhibition catalogues and documentation and good collections of Paris Salons and Crystal Palace materials; both nineteenth century and contemporary photography; theatre arts relating to the National Gallery of Australia¿s Ballets Russes collection and to Australian designers; Asian art, with growing emphasis on Chinese and Indian art; Indonesian and related textiles; selected areas of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian art.

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