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. 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.

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/

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