Lennah Newson b. 24 July 1940

Also known as Lennah West
  • Artist (Weaver)
Palawa artist whose basketweaving practice was informed by her love of the beaches of Flinders Island, Tasmania, where she spent most of her childhood.
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Name
Lennah Newson
Also known as Lennah West (Maiden name)
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Weaver)
Birth date
24 July 1940
Birth place
Launceston, TAS
Death date
18 July 2005
Residence
  • Launceston, TAS
  • c.1956- Hobart, TAS
  • Flinders Island, TAS
Indigenous Australian
 
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Related stub people
  • West, Auntie Ida (child of)
Related people
  • Mundy, Colleen (associate of)
  • Nichols, Verna (relative of)
Related works
  • River reed basket 1 (creator of)
  • Basket [river reed] (creator of)
Related collections
  • Bagdad Primary School, Bagdad, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Added to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women, for service to Aboriginal affairs and the arts. (received)
Related events
  • Twining Culture: NAIDOC Week exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Beyond the Pale: Contemporary Indigenous Art: 2000 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Woven Forms - Contemporary Basket Making in Australia (exhibited at)