William Dobell and his artwork of Margaret Olley (1948) and Joshua smith (1943.
The Archibald Prize is awarded to the best portrait, 'preferably of a man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics, painted by an artist resident in Australasia.
The Archibald Prize was named after John Feltham Archibald who was later then known as Jules Francois Archibald. The Archibald prize was named after his death in 1919, where he left 89,061 pounds (which is 139,626 USD or 142,796 AUD). After his death one-tenth of the prize was provided for the Archibald prize to commence.
The prize you get in the Archibald prize is $50,000. WOW
Joshua Smith (1905-1995), was an Australian artist; He is the one who was in the portrait painted by William dobell and he won the archibald prize
Archibald Prize was created in 1921.
Brett Whitely is an Australian artist. He won several prizes such as the Archibald PRize. One of his famous paintings is the "Self portrait of studio"
Jules F Archibald was the person who established the Archibald prize for portraiture.
The Archibald Prize was first awarded to W. B. McInnes in 1921.
The Archibald Prize is an annual prize set up by a bequest in the will of Jules Francois Archibald in 1919. The bequest stipulated that first prize was to be awarded it an Australian artist for the best portrait of a man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics. The Archibald Exhibition is held in the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The first Archibald Prize was given in 1921 as well as £400.
J.F archibald
The 2009 winner of the Archibald Prize was Guy Maestri.