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An image of Hills of Durham, Rover Country by Rover Thomas

Rover Thomas

(Australia 1926–11 Apr 1998)

Language group
Wangkujunga, Western Desert region , Kukatja, Western Desert region
Title
Hills of Durham, Rover Country
Other titles:
Hills of Dunham Rover Country
Dunham River country
Place of origin
Warmun (Turkey Creek) → East Kimberley → Western Australia → Australia
Year
1984
Media category
Painting
Materials used
natural pigments, bush gum on plywood
Dimensions

180.7 x 90.7cm board

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased under the terms of the Florence Turner Blake Bequest 1995
Accession number
97.1995
Copyright
© Estate of Rover Thomas. Warmun Art Centre
Location
Yiribana Gallery
Bibliography (3)

Belinda Carrigan (Editor), Rover Thomas: I want to paint 2003, East Perth, 2003, 77.

Hetti Perkins and Ken Watson, A material thing - objects from the collection 1999, Sydney, 1999.

Jill Sykes (Editor), Look Dec 2002-Jan 2003, 'True stories', pg. 12, Newtown, Dec 2002-Jan 2003, 12 (colour illus.).

Exhibition history (2)

A material thing - Objects from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 31 Aug 1998–09 Feb 1999

Title Deeds: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Works from the Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 05 Jul 2000–05 Nov 2000