Capital and country: the Federation years 1900-1914 celebrates the art of the newly-federated Australia alongside the work of Australians working in Europe during these formative years of the new century.

The paintings by twenty-five Australians invite viewers on a journey through the era and around the world, from patriotic visions of the Australian bush to the bohemian enclaves of London and Paris where sumptuous portraits were produced.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-131) and index.

Exhibition venues: Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin NT, 4 May - 29 September 2013 ; Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat VIC, 26 October 2013 - 19 January 2014 ; Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart TAS, 14 March - 11 May 2014 ; Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier SA, 13 December 2014 - 22 February 2015 ; Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle NSW, 7 March - 31 May 2015 ; UQ Art Museum, St Lucia QLD, 25 July - 1 November 2015.