Brett Whiteley - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Brett Whiteley: Encyclopedia Ii - Brett Whiteley - Success With Archibald And Other Prizes
In the late seventies Brett Whiteley had great success with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, winning all of their major prizes twice. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Gallery Of New South Wales: Encyclopedia - Art Gallery Of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) located in The Domain in Sydney, Australia, is the most important public gallery in Sydney and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Gallery Of New South Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Gallery Of New South Wales - Works
Established in 1874, the gallery early on bought some large works from Europe such as Ford Madox Brown's Chaucer at the Court of Edward I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Prize: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Prize - Controversy
The prize has historically attracted a good deal of controversy and several court cases; the most famous in 1943 when William Dobell's wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Of Australia - 20th Century
Leading up to World War I, the decorative arts, including miniature, watercolour painting, and functional objects such as vases, became m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Australians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Australians - Music
List of Australians - A-G. Peter Allen - singer, songwriter Vanessa Amorosi - singer Julie Anthony - singer (sang Advance Australia Fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hotel Chelsea: Encyclopedia Ii - Hotel Chelsea - People Who Live/have Lived At The Hotel Chelsea
Hotel Chelsea - Writers and thinkers. During its lifetime Hotel Chelsea has provided a home to many great writers and thinkers includin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Of Australia - Early 19th Century
As well as natural history, there were some ethnographic portraiture of Aborigines, particularly in the 1830s. Some of the most notable a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Of Australia - Heidelberg School
The beginnings of Australian art are often popularly associated with the Heidelberg School in the 1880s. Some historians, including Sayer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Of Australia - Early Colonial Art
The first depictions of Australia by European artists were mainly "natural-history art", depicting the distinctive flora and fauna for sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Prize: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Prize - History
The first prize awarded in 1921 was 400 pounds. In the early years of the Archibald Prize, the winner was dominated by Victorians, such a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Australians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Australians - Politics
List of Australians - A-F. Tony Abbott - Liberal Minister in John Howard's government Lance Barnard - Deputy PM to Gough Whitlam Sir E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Prize: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Prize - Associated Prizes
The Archibald is held at the same time as the Sulman prize, the Wynne prize, the recent Australian Photographic Portrait Prize and was he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Australians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Australians - Sports
List of Australians - A-F. Terry Alderman - cricketer Monique Allen - gymnast (won Australian's first gold medal for gymnastics at a C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Prize: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Prize - Additional Categories
Since 1988 there have been two extra categories added to the Archibald prize event. Both are more likely to award a celebrity such as act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brett Whiteley: Encyclopedia Ii - Brett Whiteley - Later Years
Increasingly dependent on alcohol, and then addicted to heroin, Whiteley's work output declined, although its market value continued to c...   » Read the article