Richard Moketarinja
Richard Moketarinja
Born:
c. 1918
Deceased:
1983
Language Group:
Western Arrernte (Aranda)
Country:
Ntaria (Hermannsburg), West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:
Watercolour on Board
Subjects:
Landscape - Hermannsburg School, Untitled Landscape
Richard was born in Central Australia and attended the Mission School in Hermannsburg before working on the Mission station. He began painting seriously around 1947 and continued through the 1970s. His work frequently featured scenes from the Palm Valley and occasionally from the Glen Helen Valley area.
Castleman, Dr Beverley
(2023) The Hermannsburg School of Modern Art, "https://thehermannsburgschool.org/richard-moketarinja/"
Hardy, J., Megaw, JVS. & Megaw, MR.
(1992) The Heritage of Namatjira - The Watercolourists of Central Australia, William Heinemann, Australia