Albert Namatjira

✶July 28, 1902

†August 8, 1959

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About their life

Albert Namatjira was an Arrernte painter from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia, widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists. As a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, he was arguably one of the most famous Indigenous Australians of his generation. He was the first Aboriginal artist to receive popularity from a wide Australian audience.

Australian painter (1902–1959)

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Biography from the article Albert Namatjira on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.