Walter Tjampitjinpa b. c.1910

Also known as Old Walter
  • Artist (Painter)
An elder statesman of the Pintupi community in Papunya and an influential figure at the very beginning of the painting movement.
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Name
Walter Tjampitjinpa
Also known as Old Walter
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1910
Birth place
NT, Australia
Death date
1981
Death place
NT, Australia
Active Period
  • c.1970 - c.1981
Residence
  • - Papunya, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Kalipinypa, NT
Dreaming
  • Water Dreaming
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pintupi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists

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Residences
  • - Papunya, NT
  • Papunya, NT
Copyright agents
  • Papunya Tula Artists
  • Papunya Tula Artists
Alternative names
  • Old Walter
  • Old Walter
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