Tjupurrula Jack b. c.1925

Also known as Jack Jupurrurla Wayuta, Jack Tangangypa Wayuta Tjupurrula
  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri/Luritja artist and senior custodian of Mawitji, a major Possum Dreaming site. He painted intermittently in the late 1970s, instructing his nephew Michael Nelson and was also based at Mt Liebig for a period of time.
Name
Tjupurrula Jack
Also known as:
  • Jack Jupurrurla Wayuta
  • Jack Tangangypa Wayuta Tjupurrula
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
c.1925
Birth place
Vaughan Springs, NT
Death date
Death place
deceased
Death note
deceased
Active Period
  • c.1977-
Residence
  • Vaughan Springs, NT
  • Papunya, NT
  • Amunturangu (Mt Liebig), NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Mawitji
Dreaming
  • Possum
  • Tangapurra Namanpurra
  • Flying Ant
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Luritja
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT