Simpson Kelly b. 1936

  • Artist (Painter)
Noongar artist and son of renowned painter Bella Kelly who spent part of his childhood at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s.
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Name
Simpson Kelly
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1936
Active Period
  • 1940-1949
Residence
  • Tambellup, WA
  • Katanning, WA (Carrolup Native Settlement, also known as Marribank. )
Training
  • 1940-1949 Carrolup Native Settlement, WA
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Southwest region, WA
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Noongar
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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References [<ExternalResource: Kelly, Priscilla, 'Artist Statement - Priscilla Kelly', Mungart Boodja Art Centre, Katanning, WA, Statement provided to author in 2009.>, <ExternalResource: 'The Nyoongar people of South Western Australia' (March 2003), Online WA Multicultural Communities Gateway, volume 4, issue 1, March 2003, Accessed 21/4/09.>, <ExternalResource: Narkle, Caroline (2009), 'Verbal correspondence with the author', Caroline Narkle is Bella Kelly's youngest daughter from her second marriage.>, <ExternalResource: Pushman, T & Walley, R. S. (2006), 'Koorah Coolingah (Children Long Ago)', Berndt Museum of Anthropology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA.>] [<ExternalResource: Kelly, Priscilla, 'Artist Statement - Priscilla Kelly', Mungart Boodja Art Centre, Katanning, WA, Statement provided to author in 2009.>, <ExternalResource: 'The Nyoongar people of South Western Australia' (March 2003), Online WA Multicultural Communities Gateway, volume 4, issue 1, March 2003, Accessed 21/4/09.>, <ExternalResource: Narkle, Caroline (2009), 'Verbal correspondence with the author', Caroline Narkle is Bella Kelly's youngest daughter from her second marriage.>]