Sir William Dobell

Sir William Dobell

Portrait of Joshua Smith

Country

Australia

Birth - Death

1899 - 1970

Occupation

Painter

Notable Achievements

OBE

Description

Portraiture, war artist, creator of the Dobell Foundation. Won the Archibald Prize, Australia's premier award for portrait artists on three occasions. The Dobell Prize is named in his honour. Notable portraits include 'Joshua Smith' (1943) and 'Margaret Olley' (1948), and his series of Time Magazine cover portraits from 1960-1963. Awarded an Order of the British Empire in 1965 and knighted in 1966.

See Also

• LGBTQ War Poets and Artists
• LGBTQ Founders and Executives with Charitable Foundations
• Prominent LGBTQ Portrait Painters and Photographers

Further Reading/Research

• http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dobell-sir-william-10025
• http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/dobell/history/who-was-william-dobell/