Design & Art Australia Online
Design & Art Australia Online (DAAO) is an online database of Australian artists. It is fully integrated with other related databases, using syndicated metadata, making it a dynamic resource.
It began as a project begun in the 1970s at the University of Sydney under the leadership of Bernard Smith, then called Dictionary of Australian Artists (DAA), and was continued after his retirement in 1981 by Joan Kerr. The dictionary went online as the digitised version of the DAA, known as the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, in the early 2000s, before being revised and extended as Design & Art Australia Online in 2010.
History
The project to create the Dictionary of Australian Artists began in the 1970s at the University of Sydney under the leadership of Bernard Smith and funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC). Its development was continued after his retirement in 1981 by Joan Kerr (1938–2004),[1] who brought a new standard of inclusivity to a work that had concentrated on mainstream figures.[2]
In early 2003 Kerr found that it was not possible to publish her recent research on Australian black and white artists. In addition the 1991 edition of the Dictionary was out of print, and being marketed as a rare book, but
When Kerr was diagnosed with
Initially, three major books were digitised: the two works by Kerr (Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. (1992)
The first project director was Leonie Hellmers (2005 to 2008).[5]
In 2010, after a third ARC grant, the DAAO began the process of revising its website and transforming itself into Design & Art Australia Online.[6] In late July 2011, the new website was launched.[5]
In 2015 DAAO was awarded another ARC grant, on the 10th anniversary of the first one.[5]
Description and governance
DAAO aims to be the "definitive open access source of information on Australian artists". Today it is fully integrated with other related databases, using syndicated metadata, making it a dynamic resource.[3]
As of 2023[update] the lead chief investigator is Ross Harley, while Olivia Bolton is project manager. DAAO is governed by a management committee, consisting of representatives of the Universities of Sydney and New South Wales, along with chief investigators. The editorial board includes Mendelssohn and Harley, along with six others.[6]
References
- ^ Bruce, Dr., Candice (4 March 2004). "Sparkling mind lit up the art world". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Wells, Andrew The Dictionary of Australian Artists Online: an introduction (paper presented at VALA2006 conference) Retrieved 27 June 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b c Mendelssohn, Joanna (6 April 2023). "How the internet liberated Australia's art history". The Conversation. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "This Side of the Frontier: Indigenous Art in Australia". Storylines. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "History". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b "How we are organised". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Further reading
- Germaine, Max Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand 1979, Lansdowne Editions, Dee Why West, NSW 2099 ISBN 0-868-32-0196
- McCulloch, Alan Encyclopedia of Australian Art 1st edition 1968, Hutchinson & Co, London ISBN 0-09-081420-7
- McCulloch, Alan Encyclopedia of Australian Art 2nd edition 1984 (Two volumes), Hutchinson & Co, London ISBN 0-09-148300-X