Clifford Brooks Clifford Brooks i(8760920 works by)
Born: Established: 1959 Jigalong Mission, Jigalong, Pilbara area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kartujarra ; Aboriginal Manjiljarra
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1 My Father Looking for His Brother Clifford Brooks , 2010 single work art work
— Appears in: Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route 2010; 'Charlie Brooks and Rover Thomas were finally reunited in the 1980s, a lifetime later, after family recognised the artist’s face in a newspaper. ' (Source: Mira website)
1 Canning Stock Route and Surrounding Country Ngamaru Bidu , Jakayu Biljabu , Morika Biljabu , Clifford Brooks , 2008 single work art work
— Appears in: Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route 2010; 'Kumpaya Girgaba laid out the initial design for this painting, which all the artists collaboratively customised and elaborated. When the painting was nearing completion, Kumpaya called out the names of all the waterholes depicted here. This painting, which was produced by 14 women artists at Kunawarritji (Well 33), represents a stretch of Country crossed by the Canning Stock Route. It depicts a number of the waterholes that were made into wells, but many other permanent and ephemeral water sources are also included. When the Canning Stock Route was in use as a droving highway, many of the artists relied on these other waters to ensure their safe passage through this contested land.' (Source:Mira website)
1 Lake Disappointment Clifford Brooks , 2007 single work art work
— Appears in: Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route 2010; Clifford Brook's father set off in search of his brother Rover Thomas from Martilirri (Well 22), just north of Lake Disappointment. Clifford painted this canvas on his return from the ‘return to Country’ trip, having been given permission to paint this area by Jeffrey James, who, like Clifford’s fathers, also belongs to Kunawarritji (Well 33).
1 Kunawarritji to Wajaparni Clifford Brooks , Putuparri Tom Lawford , 2007 single work art work
— Appears in: Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route 2010; 'This tapestry is based on a collaborative painting, by eight Indigenous men from regions around the Canning Stock Route, which was acquired by the National Museum of Australia in 2008.The Canning Stock Route, running almost 2,000 km across Western Australia, marks an intersection of Indigenous and non-indigenous histories.Their painting depicts the layout of the land where, for generations, their tribes have come together to trek from waterhole to waterhole, covering the 200 km between Kunawarritji and Wajaparni.' (Source: austrapestry website)
1 Blood on the Ground, Wells 33–41 Clifford Brooks , 2007 single work art work
— Appears in: Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route 2010; 'Clifford’s father, Charlie Brooks, was away travelling when Rover was taken by drovers. When Charlie returned and found Rover gone, he went looking for him. On this journey he encountered a horrible scene somewhere near Well 41' (Source: Mira website)
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