Kngwarray, Emily Kam, approximately 1910-1996
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Name (Latin)
Kngwarray, Emily Kam, approximately 1910-1996
Other forms of name
Kngwarreye, Emily Kame, 1910-1996
Kame Kngwarreye, Emily, 1910-1996
Kngwarreye, 1910-1996
Date of birth
1910
Date of death
1996-09-03
Associated country
Australia
Field of activity
Batik
Painting
Occupation
Painters
Textile artists
Gender
female
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Wikipedia description:
Emily Kame Kngwarreye (also spelt Emily Kam Kngwarray) (1910 – 3 September 1996) was an Aboriginal Australian artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory. After only starting painting as a septuagenarian, Kngwarreye became one of the most prominent and successful artists in the history of Indigenous Australian art. She was a founding member of the Utopia Women's Batik Group and is known for her precise and detailed works.
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