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Details
- Other Title
- Mr Laurence Thomas
- Date
- 1951
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 91.5 x 61.0 cm board; 119.0 x 87.5 x 5.5 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. corner, red oil "HELE/ 51".
- Credit
- Purchased 1951
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 8596
- Copyright
- © Estate of Ivor Hele
- Archibald Prize
- Winner - 1951
- Artist information
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Ivor Hele
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About
The subject of Ivor Hele's 1951 Archibald winning picture, Laurie Thomas, was an art critic, gallery director, journalist and editor. The work was acquired by the Gallery in 1951.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Competitions for 1951., National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 26 Jan 1952–24 Feb 1952
The Arts Festival of the Olympic Games (1956), National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Melbourne, 18 Nov 1956–15 Dec 1956
Archie 100: A century of the Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 05 Jun 2021–26 Sep 2021
Archie 100: A century of the Archibald Prize, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, 06 Nov 2021–20 Feb 2022
Archie 100: A century of the Archibald Prize, Cairns Art Gallery, Cairns, 18 Mar 2022–12 Jun 2022
Archie 100: A century of the Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 09 Jul 2022–03 Oct 2022
Archie 100: A century of the Archibald Prize, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Launceston, 22 Oct 2022–08 Jan 2023
Archie 100: A century of the Archibald Prize, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, 26 Jan 2023–26 Mar 2023
Archie 100: A century of the Archibald Prize, Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 15 Apr 2023–25 Jun 2023
Archie 100: A century of the Archibald Prize, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise, 15 Jul 2023–02 Oct 2023
Archie 100: A century of the Archibald Prize, National Portrait Gallery [Parliamentary Zone], Canberra, 21 Oct 2023–28 Jan 2024
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Bibliography
Referenced in 6 publications
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Herbert Badham, A gallery of Australian art, 'Introduction', pg. v-vii., Sydney, 1954, xii, (illus.). plate no. 52
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Anna Waldmann, The Archibald Prize: an illustrated history 1921-1981, Sydney, 1981, 224 (colour illus.).
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Susan Hunt, The Archibald Prize 1921-1993, Sydney, 1993, 17 (colour illus.).
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Peter Ross, Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, ‘Chapter 3: The postwar years’, pg. 38-60, Sydney, 2005, 42 (colour illus.), 43, 139 (colour illus.).
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Peter Ross, Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, 'The Postwar Years', pg. 40-62, Sydney, 1999, 44 (colour illus.), 129 (colour illus.).
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Anna Waldmann, Art and Australia (Vol. 20, No. 2), 'The Archibald Prize', pg. 213-236, Sydney, Summer 1982, 224 (colour illus.).
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