William Dobell
Sir William Dobell (24 September 1899, Newcastle, New South Wales - 13 May 1970, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales) was a famous Australian artist, well known for his portrait painting.[1] He won the 1943 Archibald Prize with a portrait of another artist, Joshua Smith.[1] The painting became the centre of a court case when two other artists said it was not a portrait, but a caricature.[1] They said this meant it should not have won the prize. Dobell won the legal case, but it caused him many health problems and led to a nervous breakdown.[1] He kept away from people and went to live in his parent's holiday house, Wangi Wangi, on the shores of Lake Macquarie.
William Dobell Media
Sir William Dobell visiting an art class at the Newcastle Technical College Art School in 1956
Plaque at the site of Dobell's interment at Newcastle Memorial Park in Beresfield
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Eagle, Mary (1996). "Sir William Dobell". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 August 2011.