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'This essay examines images of the Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira in the Australian media during the 1950s. The focus is on the print media and to a lesser extent on film, both documentary and dramatic' (p. 11). Ramsland's article includes description of two feature films, Namatjira the Painter and The Phantom Stockman, in which Namatjira appears.