Famous Australian Art: Albert Namatjira 1902-1959: A Biographical Sketch

Albert Namatjira (28 July 1902 – 8 August 1959), born Elea Namatjira, was a Western Arrernte-speaking Aboriginal artist from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia. Namatjira’s richly detailed, Western art-influenced watercolours of the outback departed significantly from the abstract designs and symbols of traditional Aboriginal art, and inspired the Hermannsburg School of painting. Namatjira was the first Northern Territory Aboriginal person to be freed from restrictions that made Aborigines wards of the State.

Publisher: Oz Publishing Co Pty Ltd, Brisbane
Date Published: 1988
Book Condition: Very good hardcover with minor bumping and edge wear to boards. The bottom edge of the spine has a minor closed tear. Otherwise, a very good and unmarked copy internally.