Robert Campbell b. 1902

  • Artist
Ngaku painter and printmaker, Robert Campbell Jr gained national attention in the late 1980s despite having no formal art training. His paintings of the frontier history of racism and colonialism are collected in many state and national institutions.
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Name
Robert Campbell
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Seasonal worker (ANZSIC code: 0529)
  • Labourer (ANZSIC code: 32)
Birth date
1902
Death date
1993
Death place
Kempsey, NSW
Burial place
Kempsey, NSW
Active Period
  • 1986 - 1993
Residence
  • 1944 - 1993 Kempsey, NSW
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Kempsey, NSW
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Thunggutti
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery

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