Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri b. c.1932

Also known as Clifford Possum
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Carver)
Leading Papunya Tula artist. One of last men to join Geoffrey Bardon's group of 'painting men' at the beginning of the 1970s and the first to be recognised as an artist in his own right. His illustrious career has been the subject of several books and a major retrospective organised by the Art Gallery of South Australia, which toured nationally in 2003/5.
Name
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Also known as Clifford Possum
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Carver)
Other Occupation
  • Chairman (ANZSIC code: 9559)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
  • Stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
c.1932
Birth place
Napperby station, Napperby, NT, Napperby Station, NT
Death date
2002
Death place
Alice Springs NT
Burial place
Mt Allan (Yuelamu) NT
Active Period
  • 1965 - 2002
Residence
  • c.1975 - c.2002 Alice Springs, NT
  • c.1970 - c.1990 Papunya, Napperby Station, Umbungurru outstation near Glen Helen, NT
  • c.1932 - c.1970 Hamilton Downs, Glen Helen, Mt Wedge, Mt Allan and Napperby, NT
  • c.1945 - c.1949 Jay Creek, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Anmatyerre
Dreaming
  • Goanna
  • Mala
  • Lightning
  • Man's Love Story
  • Snake
  • Fish
  • Kangaroo
  • Water
  • Fire
  • Possum
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Anmatyerre
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Estate of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri c/- Office of the Public Trustee of the Northern Territory