Bessie Liddle b. 1927

Also known as Bessie Breaden
  • Artist (Painter)
Liddle was born near the southern border of Hermannsburg. Hermannsburg provided much needed relief in times of drought or need, and it was at the mission school that Liddle was introduced to drawing. The influx of artists to the area after the completion of the train line helped the economy and the mission's rather pragmatic art program.
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Name
Bessie Liddle
Also known as Bessie Breaden
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • President : Jukurrpa Artists (ANZSIC code: 9002) -
Birth date
1927
Birth place
Middleton Ponds station, near Tempe Downs, Hermannsburg, Northern Territory
Active Period
  • c.1955 - c.1998
Residence
  • Hermannsburg (Ntaria), Northern Territory
Training
  • c.1981 - c.2011 Institute for Aboriginal Development, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
  • c.1988 Jukurrpa Artists, Institute for Aboriginal Development, Alice Springs, NT
  • c.1987 CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association), Alice Springs, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Kings Canyon, NT
  • Angus Downs station (Angas Downs) , NT
Dreaming
  • Seven Sisters Dreaming cycle from Pitjantjatjara
  • Gecko
  • Kungka Kutjara, Two Sisters
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Aranda (Arrernte)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

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