Outback Christmas by Pro Hart and Norman Habel

Outback Christmas

Paintings by Pro Hart

Text by Norman Habel

Rigby, 1981, [First Edition], ISBN 0727016024, colour reproduction photographs throughout, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping (see photographs)

“Outback Christmas is a significant new book portraying the nativity of Christ in the bold images of the Australian Outback. Most of our Christmas art and verse have been inherited from English and European sources, but the Christian message is universal and other cultures commonly portray the characters and events surrounding Christ’s birth in line with local custom.
The authors state that ‘The ideas and images of this book reflect the search of many Australians to make Christianity in Australia an Australian Christianity… Australians have sought to express their faith in language consistent with the Australian experience.’  The verse and art in this book are a serious attempt to portray a bush nativity as a reality for Australians.
The influence of the Outback beyond Broken Hill is evident in Pro Hart’s bold landscapes, and the evocative down-to-earth verse of Norman Habel complements the Australian background to the timeless story of Christmas.”