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Betsy Napangardi Lewis, Yuendumu, Northern Territory, 2007 [picture] / Greg Weight
Bib ID 4497046
Format PicturePicture, OnlineOnline
Author
Weight, Greg, 1946-
 
Online Versions
Description 2007 
1 photograph : b&w ; 58 x 47 cm. 
Series

Weight, Greg, 1946- Portraits of prominent indigenous artists of the Western Desert region of the Northern Territory, 2007.

Biography/History

Betsy Lewis was born circa 1940 at Kunajarryi, west of Yuendumu. She moved to Mt. Doreen Station with her family when she was quite young and was brought up by Paddy Japanangka Lewis. She commenced painting in 1999 for the Warlukurlangu Artists at Yuendumu and has participated in many of their group exhibitions--Acquisitions documentation.

Notes

Title devised by cataloguer based on inscriptions and acquisitions documentation.

Part of the collection: Portraits of prominent indigenous artists of the Western Desert region of the Northern Territory, 2007.

Inscriptions: "A/­P GW"--In ink below image; Photographer's blind stamp lower right corner; "Betsy Napangati [i.e. Napangardi] Lewis, Yuendumu 2007. c. photograph Greg Weight 2007"--In pencil on verso.

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http:/­/­nla.gov.au/­nla.pic-vn4497046

Source of Acquisition Purchased from the photographer, 2008. 
Subjects Lewis, Betsy Napangardi - Portraits.  |  Warlukurlangu Artists - Portraits.  |  Artists, Aboriginal Australian - 21st century - Portraits.  |  Artists - Northern Territory - 21st century - Portraits.
Occupation Artists.
Other authors/contributors Weight, Greg, 1946-
Terms of Use Copyright restrictions may apply. 

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