Parnell Dempster b. 1936

Also known as Parnie Dempster
  • Artist (Painter)
One of the most renowned of the Carrolup Children artists. His work is in the collections of the Berndt Museum of Anthropology, the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the Picker Gallery at Colgate University, New York.
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Name
Parnell Dempster
Also known as Parnie Dempster
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Office boy
Birth date
1936
Death date
c.2000
Active Period
  • 1940-1949
Residence
  • Katanning, WA (Carrolup Native Settlement )
  • Perth, WA
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Southwest region, WA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Related collections
  • Katanning Community Art Collection, Shire of Katanning, WA (collected in)
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  • Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western Australia (collected in)
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