Bob Bilinyara was central to the group of artists working in Milingimbi in the 1950s. Like Makani, he later resided in Maningrida where he played a leading role mentoring younger artists, and also at Nangalala. He was among the group of Yolngu men, enlisted as part of Donald Thompson’s Special Reconnaissance Unit, charged with protecting Australia’s northern coastline during the later stages of Wo…

Provenance

Painted at Oenpelli (Gunbalanya), Western Arnhem Land Church Missionary Society, Oenpelli (S98); The Giffen Collection, USA; Mossgreen, "Australian & Oceanic Art," 22 July 2014, Lot 324; Private collection, Sydney