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

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ID
tba10f

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/eddie-tjapangati-ediminja
Birth Place
Ulpunyali, NT, Australia
Biography
Born west of Watakarra (Kings Canyon), Eddie’s language was Pitjantjatjara and his country Walu, east of Tjuninyanta. Towards the end of his life Eddie lived at Docker River. In his youth Eddie worked as a stockman on various stations including Middleton Downs, Orange Creek and Haasts Bluff. Eddie started painting in the mid ’70s. He was an associate of Limpi Tjapangati , with whom he lived at Haasts Bluff during the mid ’80s. For a time in the late ’80s he lived at Tjukula, between Docker River and Kintore. Eddie painted the Two Women Dreaming and the Three Men Lying Behind Windbreaks. Because of failing eyesight, his two sons Rex and Donald Eddie began helping him with his painting. His work has been exhibited and bought in Adelaide and Alice Springs. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. c.1920
Summary
Pitjantjatjara artist who worked as a stockman for many years before beginning to paint in the mid 1970s with Papunya Tula Artists. Well connected with other prominent desert artists. His work shows the influence of Limpi Tjapangati and others painting for Papunya Tula Artists at Haasts Bluff.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed