The Making Of Mona by Adrian Franklin
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The Making Of Mona

Author: Adrian Franklin
Special Features: Illustrated, First Edition, Hardcover
Condition: In very good condition. From a smoke free home.

Art, Design & Photography Biography & Memoir History

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Adrian Franklin’s illustrated hardcover The Making of Mona traces how a single Tasmanian gallery transformed a 19th-century portrait into Australia’s most talked-about artwork. This first-edition volume pairs 353 pages of brisk cultural history with behind-the-scenes images that chart Mona’s rise from obscurity to global fame.

Ideal for art lovers and biography readers alike, the narrative unpacks the personalities, controversies and vision that reshaped Australian museum culture. Franklin’s lively, accessible style makes complex art-world economics feel like a great conversation rather than a lecture.

The book is a 2014 Viking Press first edition, still in very good condition and stored in a smoke-free home. Its sturdy illustrated hardcover boards show minimal shelf wear, so it presents beautifully on shelf or coffee table.

Collectors of art history, Australian biography or museum studies will appreciate this scarce debut printing. Keywords: Adrian Franklin Mona book, Australian art history hardcover, first edition Mona museum biography.