Mervyn Bishop (b. 1945)
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam Pours Soil into the Hand of Traditional Gurindji Landowner Vincent Lingiari, 1975/2010
silver gelatin photograph
28.1 x 27.7 cm, framed
Signed in ink in the lower margin.
Titled, dated, and signed verso.
Description: This iconic photograph captures the historic moment of land rights recognition.
Bishop was Australia’s first Aboriginal press photographer and captured moments that resonate deeply in the nation’s history.
