Toby Brown Tjampitjinpa b. c.1920

  • Artist (Painter)
Anmatyerre artist, one of the first "town painters" in Alice Springs. Painted for Papunya Tula Artists during the 1970s. He was an important figure in campaigns to improve public amenities for Aboriginal people in Alice Springs.
Name
Toby Brown Tjampitjinpa
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1920
Death date
c.1985
Death place
Alice Springs, NT, Hettie Perkins Home, Alice Springs, NT
Death note
Hettie Perkins Home
Active Period
  • c.1975 - c.1979
Residence
  • c.1975 - c.1986 Alice Springs, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Anumba (Wallaby Springs), Napperby station, NT
Dreaming
  • Snake
  • Mulga Seed
  • Euro
  • Kangaroo
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Anmatyerre
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists