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Brett Whiteley

Australian artist (1939-1992) · Australia · Artists · Died at 53

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Brett Whiteley was an Australian artist. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. He held many exhibitions, and lived and painted in Australia as well as Italy, the United Kingdom, Fiji and the United States.

A life in dates

1992Died15 June 19921978Archibald PrizeAwardWynne PrizeAward1977Wynne PrizeAward1976Archibald PrizeAward1939Born7 April 1939

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Front of the Brett Whiteley gallery in Surry Hills, SydneyFront of the Brett Whiteley gallery in Surry Hills, SydneyAlmost Once (1991), The Domain, SydneyAlmost Once (1991), The Domain, SydneyWendy Whiteley's garden in Sydney, where Brett Whiteley's ashes were scatteredWendy Whiteley's garden in Sydney, where Brett Whiteley's ashes were scattered

Awards

Archibald Prize1978
Wynne Prize1978
Wynne Prize1977
Archibald Prize1976

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About this person

Country
Australia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 1992 · aged 53

In common with Brett

Arthur StreetonBoth received Wynne PrizeHans HeysenBoth received Wynne PrizeGeorge Washington LambertBoth received Archibald PrizeNora HeysenBoth received Archibald PrizeWilliam DobellBoth received Archibald Prize

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