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Albert Namatjira: Copyright Estates And Traditional Knowledge, Matthew Rimmer
Albert Namatjira: Copyright Estates And Traditional Knowledge, Matthew Rimmer
Matthew Rimmer
Albert Namatjira was Australia's first Indigenous professional artist. He adapted Western-style painting to express his cultural knowledge of the Arrernte country, for which he was a traditional custodian. In his lifetime, Albert Namatjira achieved great acclaim for his exceptional ability as an artist. However, after his untimely death, he was ignored by the mainstream Australian art world, because of the aesthetic prejudices and social policies of the time. A recent exhibition entitled Seeing the Centre: The art of Albert Namatjira (1902-1959) curated by Alison French has sought to redress this neglect, and provide a retrospective of his work.The exhibition has …