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Latitude
-19.8516101
Longitude
133.2303375
Start Date
1920-01-01
End Date
1989-01-01

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ID
tb9113

Extended Data

Birth Place
Illpili, NT, Australia
Biography
Ray’s first contact with whitemen was the sighting of planes overhead as a small boy. He later worked as a stockman at various cattle stations across the centre, including Haasts Bluff, before taking up painting in the early ’80s. Johnny Warangkula and his close friend Dick Pantimas taught him how to use paint and canvas. His traditional country lay around his birthplace Illpili and the site of Winparrku in this area. The stories he painted included Emu, Lightning and Rain Dreamings. His places of residence during the ’80s included Haasts Bluff, Illpili, Papunya and Mt Liebig. He was survived by his three wives, several daughters and grandchildren. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Note: Primary biographer. Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. c.1920
Summary
Pintupi/Luritja artist from Illpili who worked as a stockman before joining Papunya Tula Artists in the early 1980s. Close friend and associate of Dick Pantimas. His work is represented in major public collections.
Gender
Male
Died
1989
Age at death
69