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Clifton was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia’s Archibald Prize for Rupert Henderson (1965), Sir John McEwen (1971) and Gough Whitlam (1972).
He was strongly influenced by German Expressionism and was known for his landscapes and portraiture. Some of his portrait subjects ranged… Read More “Clifton Ernest Pugh AO (Australian 1924-1990)”
David Fielding Gough Boyd OAM (1924 – 2011)
David entered the Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music in Melbourne at seventeen, after 12 months at the conservatorium he was conscripted into the army during World War II.
Upon his return, he studied art at the National Gallery School on an ex-serviceman… Read More “David Boyd (1924 – 2011) Biography”
Born in Sydney, 1924, was raised in the Depression era. At age 5 Dickerson took up drawing, mostly aeroplanes and warships. At age 14 trained as a boxer to help pay for the day to day expenses as life in general was tough & money was hard to earn, later Dickerson joined the RAAF as a guard, sket… Read More “Robert Henry Dickerson (Australian 1924-2015) AO”