"STAND STRONG FOR WHO YOU ARE."
"STAND STRONG FOR WHO YOU ARE" An Australian Aborigine, Vincent Namatjira, 37, has made history! He is the first Aboriginal artist to win the 99 year-old Archibald Prize for portraiture in Australia. Every year, the prize, established by J. F. Archibald and first awarded in 1921, is given to the best portrait of a man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics painted by any artist resident in Australasia. Archibald's aim was "to foster portraiture as well as support artists and perpetuate the memory of great Australians." This year, there were "a record 1,068 submissions." Namatjira's entry, titled: "Stand strong for who you are" was chosen by the Art Gallery of New South Wales board of trustees. Vincent Namatjira is the g...