Toby Brown Tjampitjinpa b. c.1920

  • Artist (Painter)
Anmatyerre artist, one of the first "town painters" in Alice Springs. Painted for Papunya Tula Artists during the 1970s. He was an important figure in campaigns to improve public amenities for Aboriginal people in Alice Springs.
You are viewing the version of bio from July 14, 2011, 8:06 a.m. (moderator approved).
Revert to this revision Go to current record
Name
Toby Brown Tjampitjinpa
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1920
Death date
c.1985
Death place
Alice Springs, NT, Hettie Perkins Home, Alice Springs, NT
Active Period
  • c.1975 - c.1979
Residence
  • c.1975 - c.1986 Alice Springs, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Anumba (Wallaby Springs), Napperby station, NT
Dreaming
  • Snake
  • Mulga Seed
  • Euro
  • Kangaroo
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists

Difference between this version and previous

Field This Version Previous Version
Related stub person groups
  • Papunya Tula Artists (associate of)
Related works
  • mural in Alice Springs town camp (creator of)
Related collections
  • Kelton Collection, Santa Monica, California, USA (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Bedford Park, SA (collected in)
  • Berndt Museum, University of Western Australia , Perth, WA (collected in)