essay
Visitors to Hermannsburg: an essay on cross-cultural learning
heritage of namatjira : the watercolourists of central australia • Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Published In 1992 • Pages: [137]-175 , [6] plates
By: Hardy, Jane Marie.
Abstract
The focus of this study is on the life and work of the western Aranda artist Albert Namatjira. In contrast to documents 42-45 in this file that also contain biographical information on Namatjira, this study stresses the early years (ca. 1930s) of Namatjira's training as an artist under the tutelage of Rex Battarbee, a renowned Victorian watercolorist. The essay emphasizes the close relationship between the two men and the various influences that affected Namatjira's work. In agreement with Jones (see 45: Jones in this file), Albert Namatjira is represented as a self-motivated individual whose ambition and pragmatism were major factors in helping him find success.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Australia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Artisan
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1994
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1900-1960
- Coverage Place
- Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
- Notes
- Jane Hardy
- Bibliographical references are in document number 47
- Not all of the plates mentioned in the text have been included
- LCSH
- Aranda (Australian people)