It is a name deeply imbedded in Australia’s cultural memory. Albert Namatjira’s (1902-1957) was a prolific and immensely popular watercolour landscape artist who was the most famous indigenous person of his time. In 1958, he was the subject of William Dargie’s Archibald Prize winning portrait. Now his great-grandson, Vincent Namatjira has won the 2020 Archibald Prize with his double portrait of himself with Adam Goodes: Stand strong for who you are.
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