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Paddy Carroll
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Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi WITCHETTY GRUB DREAMING AUD$950 unframed Limited Edition Print PTA 32/80 80.5 x 121cm Paddy Carrol Tjungurrayi (or Jungarai) is one of Central Australia's Grand Old Masters and highly respected artist. This print of his ‘Witchetty Grub Dreaming’ reflects the concentric circles that were included in the design of the Bicentennial A$10 note. Paddy was born c.1927 at Papunya in the Western Desert. His Mother’s country is the site of Winparrku near Haasts Bluff where he grew up. His father was shot by Europeans in the Coniston massacre of 1928. Paddy knows little of his father's country as his mother refused to speak of it after the murder. Paddy began painting in about 1977 when John Kean was running Papunya Tula Artists. Paddy's extensive ceremonial knowledge is indicated by the range of Dreaming stories depicted in his paintings. In 1991 he travelled to America with Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa, visiting colleges and Native American communities on a tour organised by poets Billy Marshall-Stoneking and Nigel Roberts. |
