William Dobell b. 24 September 1899

Also known as Bill Dobell, Sir William Dobell
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
William Dobell came from a working class family in Newcastle to become one of Australia's most loved artist and the creator of fashionable portraits. He was awarded the 1943 Archibald Prize for his portrait of fellow artist Joshua Smith and in 1960 his portrait of the Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, was on the cover of 'Time' magazine.
Tags: Archibald Prize, Portraiture, Caricature

Citations

  • Eagle, Mary (1996), 'Dobell, Sir William’.

    http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dobell-sir-william-10025

  • Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape’.

  • Hetherington, Michelle (1999), 'Follow the Sun: Australian Travel Posters 1930s-1950s’, National Library of Australia, Canberra.

  • Eagle, Mary (1999), 'A Tribute to William Dobell’, Australian National University, Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra, ACT.

  • Merewether, Charles (ed.) (1984), 'Art & social commitment: an end to the city of dreams’, Sydney, NSW: Art Gallery of New South Wales.

  • Gleeson, James (1964), 'William Dobell’, London, England: Thames and Hudson (1st edition).

  • Gleeson, James, Information from.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists