Posted on March 10, 2010 - by clare

Want to learn more about Albert Namatjira?

Albert Namatjira is Australia’s most famous Indigenous watercolour artist but his story is hardly known. For example, did you know that Albert…

• was among the first Indigenous people to become an Australian citizen at a time when Indigenous people were still categorised as ‘flora and fauna’?
• was arrested for supplying alcohol to ‘Indigenous people’, who were in fact his relatives?
• met Queen Elizabeth, after being awarded the Queen’s Coronation Medal, in Canberra in 1954?
• was the first Indigneous person to be listed in Who’s Who in Australia?

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Albert’s life story provides a valuable insight, not only into Australia’s history, but into our modern-day relations with Indigenous people.

Learn more about his life, legacy, inspiration and international impact by reading the articles and books, and exploring the links to websites listed below.