Darby Jampijinpa Ross b. c.1910

  • Artist (Painter)
Darby Ross was a senior and highly respected figure in Warlpiri ceremonial life and one of the grand old men of Yuendumu painting. He was one of the group of senior men of the Yuendumu community who painted the school doors in 1984, helping to spark off painting in the community and the establishment of Warlukurlangu Artists in 1985.
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Name
Darby Jampijinpa Ross
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1910
Birth place
Ngarilyikirlangu, NT
Birth note
North of the present day site of Yuendumu.
Death date
2005
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Pamapardu (Flying Ant)
  • Wardilyka (Bush Turkey)
  • Yankirri (Emu)
  • Ngapa (Water)
  • Bandicoot
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT

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Related collections
  • Kahn Collection (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Kahn Collection (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)