Thanakupi b. 1937

Also known as Thancoupie, Gloria James Fletcher
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Ceramicist whose pottery was informed by the artist's sense of clay's sacred purpose within traditional ceremonial life at the artist's home in Weipa. Her pots were etched and painted with linear animal and human forms drawn from Thaynakwith stories. Thanakupi passed away in 2011.
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Name
Thanakupi
Also known as:
  • Thancoupie
  • Gloria James Fletcher
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Other Occupation
  • Preschool teacher
Birth date
1937
Birth place
Weipa, Cape York, Qld, Napranum, Weipa, Cape York, Qld
Birth note
Napranum
Death date
2011
Active Period
  • 1968-
Residence
  • Queensland
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Fine Arts (Ceramics)., 1970 - 1973 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Andoom country, Qld
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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