Bluey Roberts b. 1948

Also known as Donald Roberts
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Painter)
Ngarrindjeri/Kokatha painter, emu egg carver and muralist who participated in the 'Tactility' exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia in 2003.

Citations

  • 'Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Archive’.

  • 'Roberts, Bluey’, verbal correspondence with the author, 2009.

  • 'South Australian Museum archive’.

  • Sutton, P, Jones, P & Hemming, S (1988), ''Survival, Regeneration, and Impact’, p. 189’, 'Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia’ Viking, Ringwood, VIC (in association with The Asia Society Galleries, New York), Edited by Peter Sutton.

  • Brice, Chris (1989), 'Bluey cements his place in Adelaide history’, The Advertiser, article dated 2/12/1989.

  • (1990), 'Aboriginal art – at street level’, The Advertiser, pg 9, article dated 10/1/1990.

  • 'Flinders University Art Museum archive’.

  • Croft, Brenda (2009), ''The gift of seeing with fingers’ – Tactility webpage’, National Gallery of Australia, published 2003.

    http://nga.gov.au/Exhibition/Tactility/Default.cfm?MnuID=6&Essay=5#_edn2

  • Phillip Jones (1996), 'Boomerang: Behind an Australian Icon’, Wakefield Press, Adelaide.

  • Boomerang Art (2009), 'Bluey Roberts Artist Biography’, Boomerang Art website.

    http://www.boomerangart.com.au/artist_bio2.php?artist_id=75

  • Roberts, B. & Iannou, N (1990), 'Bluey Roberts interviewed by Noris Ioannou’, Artlink, vol 10, nos 1 & 2, p. 86.

  • Hunt, Nigel (2007), 'Tracker’s awards for auction’, Adelaide Now.

    http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21204945-5006301,00.html

  • (1985), 'ADC Sponsors Mural for Adelaide Zoo’, Aboriginal Development Commission News, vol. 1, no. 2.

  • Menz, Christopher (1996), 'Australian Decorative Arts: 1820s-1990s, pp. 118, 120’, Art Gallery Board of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.

  • Kean, John & Giles, Kerry (1990), 'Look At Us Now – catalogue’, Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA.

See also

Initial data sources

  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW