Albert Namatjira was born in 1902. He was educated at Hermannsburg during the Strehlow years and lived in the boys’ dorm. He was indoctrinated into the Lutheran faith, however, he was also an initiated Aranda elder. He became a famous painter, although his foray into white society was marked by tragedy. See the Australian Dictionary of Biography online reference for a full biographical portrait.
NOTE: The Scherer collection contains a number of interesting parcels of original and unpublished Namatjira materials - photographs, correspondence, business records. Do we want to make mention of this as it has not yet been fully explored and utilised?
