Namatjira

ISBN: 9780868199160
Title: Namatjira
Author: Rankin, Scott
Price: $18.95

Albert Namatjira was a man of firsts: the first successful indigenous artist and the first indigenous man to be made an Australian citizen. At the height of his fame in the 1950s Albert Namatjiras shows sold out within minutes. If you didnt own one of his paintings you probably had a print in your lounge room. He also supported over six hundred members of his community, lost two of his ten children to malnutrition, was forbidden to own land, imprisoned for having a drink with his friends, and died a broken man. Namatjira is a whole-hearted tribute to a great man.
This edition was printed as a short run for the 2011 tour season and is now out of print, A new edition will be released in March 2012 together with Ngapartji, Ngapartji.

Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd
Publication date: 01/08/2011
Format: Paperback
Publishing status: Out of Print