“Judgement by his peers”: Gordon Syron

“I don’t think I have the right to sell it because that painting belongs to Aboriginal people.” Renowned Indigenous artist, Gordon Syron, explains the inspiration for his most famous painting, “Judgement by his peers”.

Keywords: Identity; law; working; arts

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