Dadda Samson | National Museum of Australia

Portrait of Dadda Samson. - click to view larger image

born about 1939, Kartujarra language group, Milangka skin group, Jigalong community, Martumili Artists

Before Dadda was born, her parents and brothers lived in the Country around Jilakurru (Well 17).

In the late 1930s, as droving traffic intensified, her family relocated west to old Jigalong, the ration station established on the rabbit-proof fence. Dadda was born by the windmill there.

She still lives in Jigalong and is one of the pioneering painters at Martumili Artists.

A multicolour painting on brown linen with three red C shapes outlined in yellow, white, beige and blue dots, in a line diagonally across the painting. To the right of these is a blue circle and orange rectangle motif, then a rounded rectangular shape filled with red and yellow horizontal lines with a blue outlined rectangle at the top. At the top of the painting there are seven concentric oval in red, yellow, blue, green and purple. The lower part of the painting has a pale section to the right and a yellow, beige and red dot filled section to the left. Text at the top left reads '122 x 76cm DS + JB/73/MM' and at the lower left edge reads '48 x 30'. - click to view larger image — *Kumpupirntily*

A painting on canvas with beige and mint green horizontal stripes in a navy blue square outline in the top left corner. The centre has a concentric circle in yellow, green, red, blue, brown and pink, with a two lines of four smaller concentric circles flanking it. The line of circles to the left extends from the centre down to the bottom corner, while the right side starts from the side centre and extends to the top right corner. At the top between the square shape and the concentric circles is a rectangular shape in yellow outlined in blue and red with a blue line down the middle. In the bottom right section of the painting is a shape with stripes and concentric rings of pinks, blues and purples with a black outline. - click to view larger image — *Purpla*

A painting on brown linen with many concentric circles outlined in yellow with red and green tones inside on a background of aqua green. In the lower centre of the painting is a dark pink toned shallow crescent shape with a white-cream outline. To the upper left of it are five C shapes in green, orange, red, white, pink and yellow stripes. At the left edge there are six concentric circles in a vertical line. The section to the right of the painting has concentric circles in lines with cream and yellow outer section and green, yellow orange and pink in the centre. - click to view larger image — *Puntawarri, Jilakurru and Kumpupirntily*

A dark pink toned painting on canvas with a face like motif in green, yellow, orange, purple, pink and blue to the right side. Above this there is a circle with two concentric circles within it side by side, in pink, red, and yellow. The left side and lower section of the painting is filled with pink, red, purple and blue concentric shapes with an orange squarish shape in the bottom left corner. - click to view larger image — *Sunday Well*

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