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An image of Self portrait by Ivor Hele

Ivor Hele

(Australia 13 Jun 1912–01 Dec 1993)

Title
Self portrait
Year
1957
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions

121.9 x 83.2cm board; 146.2 x 107.3 x 7.5cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l. corner, red oil "HELE/ 57".
Credit
Gift of the artist 1958
Accession number
9454
Copyright
© AGNSW
Location
Not on display
Further information

This self portrait was awarded the Archibald Prize for 1957.

Bibliography (18)

Peter Ross (Australia) (Author), Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, Sydney, 2005, 50 (colour illus.), 51, 141 (colour illus.).

Jane Hylton (b.1950) (Author), Ivor Hele: the productive artist, Kent Town, 2002, 26, 52 (colour illus.).

'Artist at work' by Janet Morse, pg. 19., Look Sep 1999, Sep 1999, 19 (colour illus.).

Peter Ross (Australia) (Author), Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, Sydney, 1999, 52 (colour illus.), 53, 131 (colour illus.).

'In The Picture', pg. 18., Look Sep 1998, Sep 1998, 18 (illus.).

Anne Loxley (Australia) (Author), Warren Horton (Author), About Face - Aspects of Australian Portraiture c.1770-1993, Canberra, 1994, 12.

'The Archibald Prize' by Annna Waldmann, pg. 213-236., Art and Australia (Vol. 20, No. 2) Summer 1982, Summer 1982, 227 (colour illus.).

Mervyn Horton (Australia, b.1917, d.1983) (Editor), Anna Waldmann (Australia) (Author), The Archibald Prize: an illustrated history 1921-1981, Sydney, 1981, 227 (colour illus.).

Author Unknown, The Adelaide Festival of Arts 1964: Souvenir Catalogue of special exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1964. cat. no. 10

'The Archibald prize' by Erik Langker, pg. 51-56., Art Gallery of New South Wales quarterly Jan 1961, Jan 1961, 51 (illus.).

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1958 National Art Gallery of N.S.W. 1958, 1958, 10. cat.no. 16

'Artbursts: Archibald and Wynne' by Geoffrey Dutton., Bulletin 18 Dec 1957, 18 Dec 1957, page unknown. Archibald Prize review.

'Art controversy time here again', pg. 5; 'James Cook Art Review' by James Cook, pg. 38; '"Chopping block" wins prize'; 'Painter's award 5th in 7 years', page unknown., Daily telegraph and daily news 12 Dec 1957, 12 Dec 1957, 5 (illus.), 38, page unknown. Archibald Prize review.

'Painters and paintings by the "Mirror" art critic'., Daily Mirror 12 Dec 1957, 12 Dec 1957, page unknown. Archibald Prize review.

'Awarded Archibald Prize'., The Northern daily leader 12 Dec 1957, 12 Dec 1957, page unknown (illus.). Archibald Prize review.

'The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Art Prizes' by Our Art Critic., The Sydney Morning Herald 12 Dec 1957, 12 Dec 1957, page unknown. Archibald Prize review.

'Art's "anemia": prize "not to best portrait" by James Gleeson., Sun 12 Dec 1957, 12 Dec 1957, page unknown. Archibald Prize review.

'Hele wins again: this year's Archibald'., Sun 11 Dec 1957, 11 Dec 1957, page unknown. Archibald Prize review.

Exhibition history (4)

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman (1957), National Art Gallery of New South Wales, 12 Dec 1957–12 Jan 1958.

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1958, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 11 Feb 1959–08 Mar 1959.

Famous Australians by famous Australian artists, Art Gallery of South Australia, 07 Mar 1964–21 Mar 1964.

About face: Aspects of Australian Portraiture c.1770 - 1993, National Portrait Gallery [Old Parliament House], 31 Mar 1994–14 Aug 1994.