Harold Thomas (artist)
Harold Joseph Thomas (born 1947), also known as Bundoo, is an Aboriginal Australian artist and former activist, known for designing and copyrighting the Australian Aboriginal Flag. He claims to have designed the flag in 1971 as a symbol of the Aboriginal land rights movement, and in 1995 it was made an official "Flag of Australia". After this, his assertion of copyright over his design was upheld by the Federal Court, eventually transferring that copyright to the Commonwealth of Australia and making it freely available for public use in January 2022.
Harold Joseph Thomas | |
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Harold Thomas with Jane Lomax-Smith in Adelaide commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Australian Aboriginal Flag, 8 July 2001 | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Alma mater | South Australian School of Art |
| Notable work | Australian Aboriginal Flag |
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