Johnny Tjapanangka Lynch b. c.1920

Also known as Johnny Lynch, Johnny Tjapangati Lynch
  • Artist (Painter)
A leading stockman at Narwietooma station, he was one of the last men to join the group of painting men at nearby Papunya (NT) in about 1973. He painted events along the Honey Ant Dreaming trail.
Name
Johnny Tjapanangka Lynch
Also known as:
  • Johnny Lynch
  • Johnny Tjapangati Lynch (revised skin name based on information from family members cf. Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists (IAD 2008) cited in Bardon 1979, Bardon 1991 and Bardon and Bardon 2004 as Tjapangati.)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
c.1920
Death date
c.1981
Active Period
  • c.1973 - c.1981
Residence
  • c.1971- Narwietooma station, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Woodgreen station, NT
  • Honey Ant Dreaming trail
Dreaming
  • Honey Ant
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Anmatyerre
  • Arrente
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT