Bessie Liddle b. 1927

Also known as Bessie Breaden
  • Artist (Painter)
Liddle was born near the southern border of Hermannsburg. Hermannsburg provided much needed relief in times of drought or need, and it was at the mission school that Liddle was introduced to drawing. The influx of artists to the area after the completion of the train line helped the economy and the mission's rather pragmatic art program. Her work has been extensively exhibited in Australia and overseas.

Citations

  • Roberts, Tom (1929), 'Letter to William Moore’.

  • Fontannaz, Lucienne [Howard], 'Then and Now’.

  • Information sourced from Jukurrpa Artists (Alice Springs).

  • Jopson, Debra (14 October 1997), 'Loco becomes a moving Aboriginal picture show’, Sydney Morning Herald, p.8.

  • Information sourced from James, Merv.

  • Information sourced from Albrecht, Paul (Pastor).

  • Henson, Barbara (1992), 'A Straight-out Man: F.W. Albrecht and Central Australian Aborigines’, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Hoff, Jennifer (1984), 'Drawings and Paintings by Children from Hermannsburg, Aurukun and Malabunga’, Canberra, ACT: National Gallery of Australia.

  • Howard, Lucienne [Fontannaz] (1993), 'The Children’s Gift, Tjitji Tjutangku Ungkuntja: Art of the Pitjantjatjara Lands’, Adelaide, South Australia: Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute.

  • Leske, Everard (1977), 'Hermannsburg: A Vision and a Mission’, Adelaide, South Australia.

  • Petrick, Jose (c.1997), 'The History of Alice Springs through Landmarks and Street Names’, Alice Springs, Northern Territory: 3rd edn (1st edn 1988).

  • Scherer, P. A. (1963), 'Venture of Faith’, Adelaide, South Australia.

See also

  • 'Bessie Liddle, 1994, photograph. Courtesy Jukurrpa Aboriginal Artists'.
  • 'Heritage biography & chapter 8, plate 351'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary