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This painting depicts the removal by white authorities of Aboriginal children from a mother who is fighting to keep them. (Source: ABC On-line posted 5 August, 2016)
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High Praise for NATSIAA Artworks
2016
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 August no. 632 2016; (p. 3, 36 and 37) 'Harold Thomas's heart-breaking poignant painting Tribal Abduction of authorities prying a baby from the breast of a tribal Aboriginal mother, surrounded by her family, while a nun stands by waiting to 'clean' the baby, has won Australia's most prestigious Indigenous art prize, ...' -
Confronting Painting Wins National Prize
2016
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— Appears in: NT News , 6 August 2016; ' A confronting depiction of an indigenous child being ripped from their mother’s breast has won the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.' -
Darwin Artist Harold Thomas Wins National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
2016
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2016;'Tribal Abductions, a large-scale acrylic piece, depicts the removal by white authorities of Aboriginal children from a mother who is fighting to keep them.'
'Mr Thomas, a Luritja and Wambai man who is also known for his 1971 design of the Australian Aboriginal flag, was taken from his family at the age of seven. ...'
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Darwin Artist Harold Thomas Wins National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
2016
single work
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2016;'Tribal Abductions, a large-scale acrylic piece, depicts the removal by white authorities of Aboriginal children from a mother who is fighting to keep them.'
'Mr Thomas, a Luritja and Wambai man who is also known for his 1971 design of the Australian Aboriginal flag, was taken from his family at the age of seven. ...'
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Confronting Painting Wins National Prize
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: NT News , 6 August 2016; ' A confronting depiction of an indigenous child being ripped from their mother’s breast has won the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.' -
High Praise for NATSIAA Artworks
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 August no. 632 2016; (p. 3, 36 and 37) 'Harold Thomas's heart-breaking poignant painting Tribal Abduction of authorities prying a baby from the breast of a tribal Aboriginal mother, surrounded by her family, while a nun stands by waiting to 'clean' the baby, has won Australia's most prestigious Indigenous art prize, ...'
