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Albert Namatjira

1902 - 1959

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Albert Namatjira (pronounced [namacɪra]; born Elea Namatjira; 28 July 1902 – 8 August 1959) was an Arrernte painter from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia, widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists. As a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, he was arguably one of the most famous Indigenous Australians of his generation. He was the first Aboriginal artist to receive popularity from a wide Australian audience. A member of the Western Arrernte people, Namatjira was born and raised at the remote Hermannsburg Lutheran Mission, 126 km west-southwest from Alice Springs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Namatjira is the 1,500th most popular painter (down from 1,483rd in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Australia (down from 131st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Albert Namatjira ranks 1,500 out of 2,023. Before him are Albert Chmielowski, Martinus Rørbye, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Adolphe Yvon, Heinrich Campendonk, and Frederick Arthur Bridgman. After him are Kristjan Raud, Agnes Block, Nikifor, Frank Auerbach, Bart van der Leck, and Karl Hofer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Albert Namatjira ranks 199. Before him are Veniamin Kaverin, Ansel Adams, Lon L. Fuller, Max Abegglen, Yakov Smushkevich, and Manuel Álvarez Bravo. After him are Dulce María Loynaz, Pierre Brunet, Paavo Yrjölä, Carlos Spadaro, Saverio Ragno, and Herma Szabo. Among people deceased in 1959, Albert Namatjira ranks 125. Before him are Molla Mallory, Boris Eikhenbaum, Heleno de Freitas, Edmund Goulding, Charles Starkweather, and Felix Jacoby. After him are Nicholas Charnetsky, Alfonso Reyes, Carl Enckell, Ion Gigurtu, Alfonso López Pumarejo, and Lou Costello.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Albert Namatjira ranks 160 out of 1,143. Before him are Camila (null), Ken McGregor (1929), Arthur Benjamin (1893), Gordon George Avery (1925), Ashley Cooper (1936), and John Bromwich (1918). After him are Robert Menzies (1894), Bill Mollison (1928), Mark Oliphant (1901), Norman Brookes (1877), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), and John Winter (1924).

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Among PAINTERS In Australia

Among painters born in Australia, Albert Namatjira ranks 3. Before him are Sidney Nolan (1917), and John Russell (1858). After him are Arthur Streeton (1867), and Frederick McCubbin (1855).

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