Archibald Prize

Date: 1921 [unknown]
Location: Australia

The Archibald Prize

The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia.

It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919.

It is administered by the trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and awarded for:
the best portrait, preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics. As painted by an artist resident in Australia during the twelve months preceding the date fixed by the trustees for sending in the pictures.

The Archibald Prize has been awarded annually since 1921 (with two exceptions). The full list of winning artists and their subjects is reproduced below:

Year	Artist on WikiTree	Artist	Portrait	Subject on WikiTree	Portrait Title
1921	William Beckwith McInnes (1889 - 1939)	W B McInnes	[1]	[[|]]	Desbrowe-Annear
1922	William Beckwith McInnes (1889 - 1939)	W B McInnes	[2]	[[|]]	Professor Harrison Moore
1923	William Beckwith McInnes (1889 - 1939)	W B McInnes	[3]	[[|]]	Portrait of a lady
1924	William Beckwith McInnes (1889 - 1939)	W B McInnes	[4]	[[|]]	Miss Collins
1925	Sir John Campbell Longstaff (1861 - 1941)	John Longstaff	[5]	[[|]]	Maurice Moscovitch
1926	William Beckwith McInnes (1889 - 1939)	W B McInnes	[6]	Esther Paterson Gill (1892 – 1971)	Silk and Lace (Miss Esther Paterson)
1927	George Washington Lambert (1873 - 1930)	George W. Lambert	[7]	Annie Murdoch (nee Brown) (1856-1945)	Mrs Murdoch
1928	Sir John Campbell Longstaff (1861 - 1941)	John Longstaff	[8]	[[|]]	Dr Alexander Leeper
1929	Sir John Campbell Longstaff (1861 - 1941)	John Longstaff	[9]	William Arthur Holman (1871 – 1934)	The Hon W A Holman, KC
1930	William Beckwith McInnes (1889 - 1939)	W B McInnes	[10]	[[|]]	Drum-Major Harry McClelland
1931	Sir John Campbell Longstaff (1861 - 1941)	John Longstaff	[11]	[[|]]	Sir John Sulman
1932	Ernest William Buckmaster (1897 - 1968)	Ernest Buckmaster	[12]	Sir William Hill Irvine GCMG (1858 – 1943)	Sir William Irvine
1933	Charles Arthur Wheeler (1881-1977)	Charles Wheeler	[13]	Ambrose Goddard Hesketh Pratt (1874 – 1944)	Ambrose Pratt
1934	Henry Aloysius Hanke (1901-1989)	Henry Hanke	[14]	Henry Aloysius Hanke (1901-1989)	Self Portrait
1935	Sir John Campbell Longstaff (1861 - 1941)	John Longstaff	[15]	Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (1864 – 1941)	AB (Banjo) Paterson
1936	William Beckwith McInnes (1889 - 1939)	W B McInnes	[16]	[[|]]	Dr. Julian Smith
1937	[[|]]	Normand Baker	[17]	[[|]]	Self Portrait
1938	Nora Heysen (1911 – 2003)	Nora Heysen	[18]	[[|]]	Mme Elink Schuurman
1939	Duncan Max Meldrum (1875 - 1955)	Max Meldrum	[19]	[[|]]	Hon G J Bell, C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., (Speaker, House of Representatives)
1940	Duncan Max Meldrum (1875 - 1955)	Max Meldrum	[20]	[[|]]	Dr J Forbes McKenzie
1941	William Alexander Dargie KB (1912 - 2003)	William Dargie	[21]	[[|]]	Sir James Elder, KBE
1942	William Alexander Dargie KB (1912 - 2003)	William Dargie	[22]	James Hannah Gordon VC (1909 - 1986)	Corporal Jim Gordon, VC
1943	Sir William Dobell OBE (1899 – 1970)	William Dobell	[23]	Joshua Smith (1905 - 1995)	Mr Joshua Smith
1944	Joshua Smith (1905 - 1995)	Joshua Smith	[24]	John Rosevear (1892 - 1953)	Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon JS Rosevear, MP
1945	William Alexander Dargie KB (1912 - 2003)	William Dargie	[25]	Edmund Francis Herring KCMG KBE (1892 - 1982)	Lt-General The Hon Edmund Herring, KBC, DSO, MC, ED
1946	William Alexander Dargie KB (1912 - 2003)	William Dargie	[26]	[[|] ]	L C Robson, MC, MA
1947	William Alexander Dargie KB (1912 - 2003)	William Dargie	[27]	Reginald Marcus Clark (1883 - 1953)	Sir Marcus Clark, Kt, KBE
1948	Sir William Dobell OBE (1899 – 1970)	William Dobell	[28]	Margaret Olley	Margaret Olley
1949	[[|]]	Arthur Murch	[29]	John Bonar Dunlop (abt. 1916 - abt. 1992	Bonar Dunlop
1950	William Alexander Dargie KB (1912 - 2003)	William Dargie	[30]	[[|] ]	Sir Leslie McConnan
1951	Ivor Henry Thomas Hele CBE (1912 - 1993)	Ivor Hele	[31]	[[|] ]	Laurie Thomas
1952	William Alexander Dargie KB (1912 - 2003)	William Dargie	[32]	Essington Lewis CH (1881 - 1961)	Mr Essington Lewis, CH
1953	Ivor Henry Thomas Hele CBE (1912 - 1993)	Ivor Hele	[33]	[[|] ]	Sir Henry Simpson Newland, CBE, DSO, MS, FRCS
1954	Ivor Henry Thomas Hele CBE (1912 - 1993)	Ivor Hele	[34]	Robert Gordon Menzies KT AK CH (1894 - 1978)	Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies, P.C., C.H., Q.C., M.P.
1955	Ivor Henry Thomas Hele CBE (1912 - 1993)	Ivor Hele	[35]	[[|] ]	Robert Campbell Esq
1956	William Alexander Dargie KB (1912 - 2003)	William Dargie	[36]	Elea Kngwarriya (1902 - 1959)	Mr Albert Namatjira
1957	Ivor Henry Thomas Hele CBE (1912 - 1993)	Ivor Hele	[37]	Ivor Henry Thomas Hele CBE (1912 - 1993)	Self portrait
1958	William Edwin "Wep" Pidgeon	William Pidgeon	[38]	[[|] ]	Mr Ray Walker
1959	Sir William Dobell OBE (1899 – 1970)	William Dobell	[39]	[[|] ]	Dr Edward MacMahon
1960	[[|]]	Judy Cassab	[40]	[[|] ]	Stanislaus Rapotec
1961	William Edwin "Wep" Pidgeon	William Pidgeon	[41]	[[ | ]]	Rabbi Dr I. Porush
1962	[[|]]	Louis Kahan	[42]	Patrick Victor Martindale White (1912 - 1990)	Patrick White
1963	Jack Carington Smith (1908-1972)]	Jack Carington Smith	[43]	[[|] ]	Professor James McAuley
1964	[[|]]		-	[ ]	No Award this year
1965	Clifton Ernest Pugh (1924 - 1990)	Clifton Pugh	[44]	[[|] ]	RA Henderson, Esq
1966	Helge John Molvig (1923 - 1970)	Jon Molvig	[45]	Charles Raymond Blackman OBE (1928 - 2018)	Charles Blackman
1967	[[|]]	Judy Cassab	[46]	[[| ] ]	Margo Lewers
1968	William Edwin "Wep" Pidgeon	William Pidgeon	[47]	Lloyd Frederic Rees (1895 - 1988)	Lloyd Rees
1969	[[|]]	Ray Crooke	[48]	[[|] ]	George Johnston
1970	[[|]]	Eric John Smith	[49]	[[|] ]	Gruzman – architect
1971	Clifton Ernest Pugh (1924 - 1990)	Clifton Pugh	[50]	John McEwen (1900 - 1980)	Sir John McEwen
1972	Clifton Ernest Pugh (1924 - 1990)	Clifton Pugh	[51]	Edward Gough Whitlam (1916 - 2014)	The Hon E.G. Whitlam
1973	[[|]]	Janet Dawson	[52]	[[|] ]	Michael Boddy
1974	[[|]]	Sam Fullbrook	[53]	[[|] ]	Jockey Norman Stephens
1975	[[|]]	Kevin Connor	[54]	[[ |] ]	The Hon Sir Frank Kitto, KBE
1976	Brett Whiteley AO (1939 - 1992)	Brett Whiteley	[55]	Brett Whiteley AO (1939 - 1992)	Self portrait in the studio
1977	[[|]]	Kevin Connor	[56]	[[|] ]	Robert Klippel
1978	Brett Whiteley AO (1939 - 1992)	Brett Whiteley	[57]	Brett Whiteley AO (1939 - 1992)	Art, Life and the other thing
1979	[[|]]	Wes Walters	[58]	[[|] ]	Portrait of Phillip Adams
1980	[[|]]		-	[ ]	No Award this year
1981	[[|]]	Eric Smith	[59]	[[|]]	Rudy Komon
1982	[[|]]	Eric Smith	[60]	Peter Joshua Sculthorpe AO OBE (1929 - 2014)	Peter Sculthorpe
1983	[[|]]	Nigel Thomson	[61]	[[|] ]	Chandler Coventry
1984	[[|]]	Keith Looby	[62]	[[|]]	Max Gillies
1985	Guy Wilkie Warren (1921 - 2024)	Guy Warren	[63]	[[|]]	Flugelman with Wingman
1986	[[|]]	Davida Allen	[64]	[[|]]	Dr John Arthur McKelvey Shera
1987	[[|]]	William Robinson	[65]	[[|]]	Equestrian Self Portrait
1988	[[|]]	Fred Cress	[66]	[[|]]	John Beard
1989	[[|]]	Bryan Westwood	[67]	[[|]]	Portrait of Elwyn Lynn
1990	[[|]]	Geoffrey Proud	[68]	Dorothy Coade (Hewett) Lilley (1923 - 2002)	Dorothy Hewett
1991/1992	[[|]]	Bryan Westwood	[69]	Living Keating	The Prime Minister
1993	[[|]]	Garry Shead	[70]	[[|]]	Tom Thompson
1994	[[|]]	Francis Giacco	[71]	[[|]]	Homage to John Reichard
1995	[[|]]	William Robinson	[72]	[[|]]	Self Portrait with Stunned Mullet
1996	[[|]]	Wendy Sharpe	[73]	[[|]]	Self Portrait – as Diana of Erskineville
1997	[[|]]	Nigel Thomson	[74]	[[|]]	Barbara Blackman
1998	[[|]]	Lewis Miller	[75]	[[|]]	Portrait of Allan Mitelman No 3
1999	[[|]]	Euan Macleod	[76]	[[|]]	Self-portrait/head like a hole
2000	[[|]]	Adam Cullen	[77]	[[|]]	Portrait of David Wenham
2001	[[|]]	Nicholas Harding	[78]	[[|]]	John Bell as King Lear
2002	[[|]]	Cherry Hood	[79]	[[|]]	Simon Tedeschi unplugged
2003	[[|]]	Geoffrey Dyer	[80]	[[|]]	Richard Flanagan
2004	Craig Ruddy (1968 - 2022)	Craig Ruddy	[81]	Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM (abt. 1953 - 2021)	David Gulpilil, two worlds
2005	John Henry Olsen OA OBE (1928 - 2023)	John Olsen	[82]	John Henry Olsen OA OBE (1928 - 2023)	Self portrait Janus Faced
2006	[[|]]	Marcus Wills	[83]	[[|]]	The Paul Juraszek Monolith (after Marcus Gheeraerts)
2007	[[|]]	John Beard	[84]	[[|]]	Janet Laurence
2008	[[|]]	Del Kathryn Barton	[85]	[[|]]	You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella
2009	[[|]]	Guy Maestri	[86]	[[|]]	Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
2010	[[|]]	Sam Leach	[87]	[[|]]	Tim Minchin
2011	[[|]]	Ben Quilty	[88]	Margaret Hannah Olley (1923 - 2011)	Margaret Olley
2012	[[|]]	Tim Storrier	[89]	[[|]]	The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch) (Self portrait)
2013	[[|]]	Del Kathryn Barton	[90]	[[|]]	Hugo
2014	[[|]]	Fiona Lowry	[91]	Penelope (Evatt) Seidler A.M.	Penelope Seidler
2015	[[|]]	Nigel Milsom	[92]	[[|]]	Judo house pt 6 (the white bird)
2016	[[|]]	Louise Hearman	[93]	[[|]]	Barry
2017	[[|]]	Mitch Cairns	[94]	[[|]]	Agatha Gothe-Snape
2018	[[|]]	Yvette Coppersmith	[95]	[[|]]	Self-portrait, after George Lambert
2019	[[|]]	Tony Costa	[96]	[[|]]	Lindy Lee
2020	[[|]]	Vincent Namatjira	[97]	Living Goodes	Stand Strong for Who You Are
2021	[[|]]	Peter Wegner	[98]	Guy Wilkie Warren (1921 - 2024)	Portrait of Guy Warren at 100
2022	[[|]]		-	[ ]
2023	[[|]]		-	[ ]

Sources

• Archibald Prize from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 30th of May, 2021 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Prize#Packing_Room_Prize

• List of Archibald Prize winners from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 30th of May, 2021 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Archibald_Prize_winners

• J. F. Archibald from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 30th of May, 2021 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._F._Archibald

• Archibald Prize: Chronology of events. from the Art Gallery of New South Wales. first accessed online on the 30th of May, 2021 at: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/history/chronology-events/

• Archibald Prize from the Art Gallery of New South Wales. first accessed online on the 30th of May, 2021 at: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/art/prizes/archibald/

• Cornish, Ruby 2021, Hunt for missing Archibald Prize entries uncovers a winning painting that has not been seen for decades. from The Drum / Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Posted Tuesday 2 June 2020. retrieved on the 19th of November, 2021 at: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/archibald-prize-archies-100-1933-winner-discovered/12307496