Cassidy Possum Tjapaltjarri
Cassidy Possum Tjapaltjarri
Born:
1923
Deceased:
2006
Language Group:
Anmatyerre
Country:
Red Hill and Napperby, Northern Territory
Medium:
Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects:
Caterpillar Dreaming, Bush Tucker, Men's Dreaming, Goanna Dreaming, Untitled
Cassidy was among a small group of artists from Napperby who exhibited at Hogarth Galleries in Sydney in the mid-1980s. He painted depictions of the Caterpillar and Goanna from his homeland near Napperby. The Bush Tucker Dreaming, which includes the waterhole and emu tracks, is connected to his grandfather's country near Mt Allan.
Artbank, Sydney, NSW
The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, USA
Hogarth Galleries, Paddington, NSW
Johnson, V.
(1994) The Dictionary of Western Desert Artists, Crafts Wales