Walter was born 1915. He was schooled at the Hermannsburg Lutheran mission. Walter took up painting in the early 1940s following the success of Albert Namatjira. Under Alberts tutelage he improved quickly and had a ready market for his paintings.
References:
Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 306
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