Search Results

Advanced Search

Note: Layers are contributed from many sources by many people or derived by computer and are the responsibility of the contributor. Layers may be incomplete and locations and dates may be imprecise. Check the layer for details about the source. Absence in TLCMap does not indicate absence in reality. Use of TLCMap may inform heritage research but is not a substitute for established formal and legal processes and consultation.

Log in to save searches and contribute layers.
Displaying 1 result from a total of 1:

Details

Latitude
-19.8516101
Longitude
133.2303375
Start Date
1945-01-01
End Date
1945-01-01

Description

Sources

ID
tb9e10

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/charlie-tjungarrayi-marshall
Birth Place
Kunatjarrayi, NT, Australia
Biography
Born at Kunatjarrayi and a member of the Warlpiri language group, Charlie Marshall began painting for Papunya Tula in the early ’80s. He was residing at Mt Liebig at the time and Daphne Williams had taken over the running of the Papunya Tula Artists company. His usual subjects were Witchetty Grub, Wallaby, Man and Woman and Centipede Dreamings around the area of Kunatjarrayi. Nicknamed 'Whitlam’ following the then Australian Prime Minister’s visit to the region. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. c.1945
Summary
Warlpiri artist of Mt Liebig (NT) who began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in the early 1980s and whose work was one of the earliest Western Desert paintings purchased by the National Gallery of Australia.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed