Tjampitjinpa, Kaapa Mbitjana, approximately 1920-1989

LC control no.	no2012081974
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Tjampitjinpa, Kaapa Mbitjana, approximately 1920-1989 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Djanbidjimba, Kaapa, approximately 1920-1989
Associated place	Papunya Native Settlement, N.T.
Birth date	1920~
Death date	198910
Place of birth	N.T.
Affiliation	Papunya Tula Artists' Company
Profession or occupation	Artist Painter Carver Stockman
Found in	Once upon a time in Papunya, 2010: page 11-12 (Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa; Aboriginal artist) Artfact, via WWW, June 8, 2012 (Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa (1920-1989); painter; aliases: Kaapa Djanbidjimba; Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa; Kaapa Tjampitjinpa) Oxford companion to Aboriginal art and culture, 2007 (Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa (c. 1920-1989); Anma-tyerre painter; born at Lurumbu on Napperby station; spent most of his youth and adulthood as a Central Australian stockman; in 1972, he was appointed the first Chairman of Papunya Tula Artists; his common paint subjects were owl, shield, witchetty grub, pelican, snake, black goanna, emu, and yam Dreamings; his work was seen in several group exhibitions including "The Inspired Dream" (MAGNT 1998), "Aboriginal Art and Spirituality" (HCA 1991), and "Tjukurrpa: Desert Dreaming" (AGWA 1993), and is represented in major public collections throughout Australia; he died in October 1989) Design & Art Australia Online, via WWW, June 8, 2012 (Kaapa Tjampitjinpa; born c.1920 at Lurumbu, Napperby station, NT; died October 1989; Anmatyerre/Arrente artist who was the principal painter of the Papunya school mural and a key player in the establishment of Papunya Tula Artists; being the first Chairman; he brought recognition to the group when he won the Caltex Alice Springs Art Award in 1971; his work is represented in major public and private collections; also known as, Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa and Kaapa Djanbidjimba; roles: Artist (Carver), Artist (Painter), stockman)