The first Archibald Prize was given in 1921 as well as £400.
There were 1068 entries for the Archibald Prize last year.
In 1921.
In 1921.
The prize you get in the Archibald prize is $50,000. WOW
Archibald Prize was created in 1921.
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.
on the 1st april 2011
Including this year there seem to have been 8 female winners of the Archibald prize.
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 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.
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