Last of the spiritual black trackers

Ian Waldron1995

Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)
Australia

'He was incredible with the picture the bush projected back to him. Whether he could get into people’s minds I don’t know. He just seemed to know where the person would go before we even found any obvious physical tracks or marks.'—Ian Waldron © Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

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Title: Last of the spiritual black trackers
Creator: Ian Waldron
Creator Lifespan: 1950
Creator Nationality: Australian
Creator Gender: Male
Date: 1995
Type: Painting
Rights: Purchased 1995, Telstra Collection, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory © licensed by the Artist
Medium: synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Geographical Region of Artist: Normanton , Gulf of Carpentaria
Exhibition: 12th Telstra National Aboriginal Art Award 1995
Ethnic Language Group: Kurtjar
Dimensions: 185 x 244 cm
Collection: Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art
Award: Winner Telstra Open Painting Award
Artist Ethnicity: Aboriginal

Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)

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