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Tjumpo Tjapanangka, Kangaroo Dreaming at Lake Mackay, 1991 ©2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/Viscopy, Australia
Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Yam Dreaming of My Country, c.1991 ©2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/Viscopy, Australia
Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, Family Bush Tucker Dreaming, c.1972 ©2009 Aboriginal Artists Agency, Sydney
Jimmy Angunguna, Marrchila (Saltwater Crocodile), 1996 ©2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VISCOPY, Australia
John W. Kluge, American businessman and founder of the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, passed away September 7, 2010 at the age of 95.
Kluge was born in Chemnitz, Germany in 1914, immigrating to America with his mother and German-American stepfather when he was eight years old. He left home at fourteen to pursue an education. An excellent student, Kluge was awarded a four-year scholarship to Columbia University, where he graduated with a major in Economics in 1937.
Kluge landed his first full-time job by offering to work for a very low salary in exchange for a share of the company if he doubled sales. Beginning in the stockroom, he set out to learn every job in the company. Within three years he had doubled sales, was vice president and owned a third of the company’s stock.
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia promotes learning about Australian Aboriginal art and culture through an integrated program of collection management, exhibition, education, research and publication.
Sally Gabori - Danda dulk ngijinda dulk: This land is my land
This exhibit showcases the colorful, abstract works of artist Sally Gabori. The paintings relate to island life and the ancestral stories associated with particular sites. Image courtesy of Mornington Island Arts, Queensland and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne.