Harold Thomas (artist)

Visual artist and activist

Harold Joseph Thomas (born 1947) is an Aboriginal Australian artist and activist. He is a Luritja man of Central Australia. He is best known for designing and copyrighting the Australian Aboriginal Flag. He created the flag in 1971 as a symbol for the Aboriginal land rights movement. In 1995, the flag was made an official flag of Australia.

Thomas in Adelaide, 2001

Thomas was born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. He lives in Darwin.[1]

References change

  1. "Harold Thomas biography". Aboriginal Art Store. Retrieved 2 April 2020.