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When did William dobell win the archibald prize and why do people think he should not have won?
Dobell won the archibald prize in 1943 and many people believed his painting was exagurated and so it should be called a caricature.
Who painted the picture of Joshua Smith?
William Dobell in 1943. With it he won the Archibald Prize
What artist has one the Archibald prize?
William Dobell and his artwork of Margaret Olley (1948) and Joshua smith (1943.
Who Joshua Smith?
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
When did Doug Dobell die?
Doug Dobell died in 1987.
When was Doug Dobell born?
Doug Dobell was born in 1917.
When did Clifford Dobell die?
Clifford Dobell died in 1949.
When was Clifford Dobell born?
Clifford Dobell was born in 1886.
When did Eva Dobell die?
Eva Dobell died in 1963.
When was Horace Dobell born?
Horace Dobell was born in 1828.
When did Horace Dobell die?
Horace Dobell died in 1917.
What was the controversy of William Dobell's portrait in 1943?
In 1943 he won the Archibald Prize, Australia's principal award for portraiture, for a painting of fellow-artist Joshua Smith. The award was immediately challenged on the grounds that Dobell's entry showed a degree of distortion which made it a caricature rather than a true portrait, but the court upheld the judging panel's decision. Resultant newspaper publicity greatly expanded interest in Dobell's work, but as a result of the controversy Dobell withdrew to to his sister's home at Wangi Wangi on Lake Macquarie, where he began to paint landscapes
