Anatjari Tjakamarra b. c.1935

Also known as Anitjari Jagamara, Anatjari No. 3
  • Artist (Painter)
A member of the original group of "painting men" at Papunya at the beginning of the 1970s. After almost a decade spent on his Tjukurla outstation selling his work independently, he recommenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in the late '80s. His painting "Tingari Cycle Dreaming" was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the early 1990s.
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Name
Anatjari Tjakamarra
Also known as:
  • Anitjari Jagamara
  • Anatjari No. 3
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Maintenance worker (ANZSIC code: 3299)
  • Gardener (ANZSIC code: 7313)
Birth date
c.1935
Birth place
Kulkuta, WA
Death date
1992
Active Period
  • c.1987-
  • c.1980 - c.1987
  • c.1971-
Residence
  • c.1971- Papunya, NT
  • c.1987- Kiwirrkura, WA
  • c.1980 - c.1987 Tjukula outstation, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Dingo Puppy
  • Water
  • Snake
  • Tingari
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pintupi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists

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Language groups
  • Pintupi