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The Archibald Prize
- 1. THE ARCHIBALD PRIZE REJECTION SELECTION REWARD
- 2. IN THE BEGINNING…. • Jules Francois Archibald • b. 1865 d.1919 • Founding Editor of Melbourne’s Bulletin newspaper • Left considerable wealth- £90,000 • This paid for : Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park, a journalists benevolent fund and 10% to annual portrait prize..initially £400
- 3. THE RULES • The subject was to be a man or woman distinguished in the arts, letters, science or politics. • It is a non-acquisitive annual art prize • Portraits should be as far as practicable painted from life and may be of any size. • No direct copies from photographs are be considered eligible. • 2003 A size limitation was introduced, 90,000cm2
- 4. Early Winners • W.B. McInnes “Portrait of a lady” 1923 £501 This work was criticised as her identity was not revealed. She is “a nobody” it was claimed. McInnes won the prize FIVE times.
- 5. William Dargie • Was digging on war service trenches in Tobruk when he was notified of his win with this portrait. • His wife had put the portrait into the prize in his absence signing papers herself.
- 6. William Dargie “Mr Albert Namatjira” 1956 “Albert had the most wonderful face for a portrait I’ve ever seen..he had a tremendous inner dignity..like the tranquillity of antique statues..”
- 7. Controversy William Dobell “Portrait of Joshua Smith” 1943 £429 First of three wins for Dobell Smith a fellow artist and friend of Dobell both were war camouflage artists. Public outcry resulted in a lengthy courtcase Prize was upheld at cost of both men’s health & wellbeing It changed the way Australia saw art
- 9. The Postwar Years William Dobell “Margaret Olley” 1948 Sydney art scene a tight group at this time. Olley, an artist and friend of Dobells, attended an exhibition in a bizarre dress made from an old parachute and a wedding dress. She sat for him after that wild night out..this was the result. It was delivered wet ! £500
- 10. Politics Clifton Pugh 1972 “The Hon E.G. Whitlam” ..the then new Prime Minister. ($2500) “my place in the history of art and yours in the history of politics are now secure” Gough Whitlam to Pugh. One of quite a few images of PM over the years
- 11. More Controversy • John Bloomfield • Awarded prize for “Tim Burstall” 1975 ( then $3170) • Admitted he had never met him. • Found to have painted image from Cleo mag. Image • Stripped of prize in Feb ‘76 • Gallery paid $500 for it. • He attempted to sue for
- 12. Redefining Portraits Brett Whiteley ‘Life, Art and the Other Thing” 1975 $3170 This work stretched understandings of likeness and realism, challenging ideas on portraiture.
- 13. Varying Styles Nigel Thompson “Chandler Conventry” 1983. $10,000 • A gallery owner • Super realist style • Powerful use of space • Photographic in character
- 14. Keith Looby “Max Gillies” 1984 TV satirist/ comic Famous for send ups of PM Hawke Political in that Hawke didn’t like Gillies much Highly decorative almost comical style. Stylised treatment of figures.
- 15. Guy Warren “Flugelman with Wingman” 1985 $10,000 • 1st time winner but established portraitist $2,10 and $20 notes. • Dared by Bert Flugelman friend and sculptor to paint each other for the Prize. • Against one of his own paintings as a backdrop • Wings become Berts • Portrait and landscape
- 16. Davida Allen “Dr John Arthur McKelvey Shera” 1986 $20,000 Outrageously unconventional. Very painterly , expressive and bold.
- 17. Vladas Meskenas ‘Rene Rivkin” 1988 Rivkin promised to buy it but backed out after Capon said Yuk! Rivkin jailed 03 for insider trading then suicided 05.
- 18. William Robinson “Self Portrait with Stunned Mullet” 1995 Plays on Australian vernacular. References 18thC Hogarth Girl and the Shrimp Has element of humour
- 19. • Nigel Thompson “Barbara Blackman” 1997 • Blind writer and ex wife of artist Charles Blackman • Very symbolic, powerful. • “Blindness is a shortcut to humility, exile and otherness”
- 20. Lewis Miller “Allan Mittleman” 1998 Third attempt at Prize with images of this man. Looming presence and dimensions Unconventional media Oil and Charcoal on canvas
- 21. Euan Mcleod Self Portrait “Head like a hole” 1999 A ‘risky’ choice by judges • Unorthodox representation a shark threatened portrait • Dark, anxious frightening
- 22. Adam Cullen “Portrait of David Wenham” 2000 $35,000 Spontaneous, lively Used Dulux house paint Hints at a deranged character played by Wenham
- 23. Craig Ruddy David Gulpilil 2004 • Haunting powerful image • Charcoal on Wallpaper sections • Built up linear style
- 24. Del Katherine Barton “You are what is most Beautiful about me” 2008 Subject is self and own children Very detailed, decorative style Paint and pen Has a textile like quality