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Details
- Other Title
- George Johnston
- Date
- 1969
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 121.0 cm
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., red/brown oil "R Crooke/ 69".
- Credit
- Purchased 1970
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- OA4.1970
- Copyright
- © Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Archibald Prize
- Winner - 1969
- Artist information
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Ray Crooke
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About
Artist Ray Crook and writer George Johnston were neighbours in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. The Archibald 1969 win came as something of a surprise to the art community as Crooke was known primarily as a landscape painter.
Peter Ross, 'Let's Face It: The history of the Archibald Prize' 2005, pg. 144.
This work was acquired by the Gallery in 1970.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Archibald, Wynne, Pring and Sulman Competitions for 1969, Sydney Town Hall, Australia, 15 Jan 1970–01 Feb 1970
North of Capricorn: the Art of Ray Crooke, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, 21 Nov 1997–04 Jan 1998
Inaugural permanent display, National Portrait Gallery [Old Parliament House], Canberra, 04 Mar 1999–04 Mar 2000
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Bibliography
Referenced in 18 publications
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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes for 1969, Sydney, 1969.
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James Gleeson; 'Big Prize to Sydney artist'., The Sun, 'Few bright spots in Prize showing', Sydney, 14 Jan 1970, page number unknown.
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Ray Crooke'., Border morning mail, 'Archibald Prize for a portrait, Albury, 15 Jan 1970, page number unknown. author unknown
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Ann Galbally., Age, 'Are our art awards relevant to the '70s?', Melbourne, 19 Jan 1970, page number unknown (illus.).
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James Gleeson., Sun-Herald, 'Cheers for the prize takers', Sydney, 18 Jan 1970, page number unknown. author unknown
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Anna Waldmann, The Archibald Prize: an illustrated history 1921-1981, Sydney, 1981, 232 (colour illus.).
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Ian Mathews (Editor), The Canberra times, 'Archibald Prize to Ray Crooke', Ainslie, 15 Jan 1970, page number unknown (illus.). author unknown
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John Irvine Moorhead (Editor in Chief), The daily examiner, 'Portrait of writer wins prize for Sydney artist', Grafton, 15 Jan 1970, page number unknown. author unknown
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W. T. G. Richards (Editor in Chief), The West Australian, '$1,900 prize to Sydney Painter', Perth, 15 Jan 1970, page number unknown. author unknown
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Peter Ross, Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, 'Chapter 4: Into the 1970s', pg. 61-85, Sydney, 2005, 61 (colour illus.),144 (colour illus.).
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Peter Ross, Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, 'Into the 1970s', pg. 63-87, Sydney, 1999, 63 (colour illus.), 134 (colour illus.).
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Roy E. Shone (Editor in Chief), Mercury, '"Archibald to NSW', Hobart, 15 Jan 2014, page number unknown. author unknown
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Daniel Thomas., Sunday telegraph, 'Few paintings have merit', Sydney, 18 Jan 1970, page number unknown.
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Anna Waldmann, Art and Australia (Vol. 20, No. 2), 'The Archibald Prize', pg. 213-236, Sydney, Summer 1982, 232 (colour illus.).
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Elizabeth Young., The advertiser, 'Painting, sculpture', Adelaide, 24 Jan 1970, page number unknown (illus.).
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Editor Unknown (Editor in Chief), The Newcastle sun, 'Archibald Prize to Ray Crooke', Newcastle, 14 Jan 1970, page number unknown. author unknown
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Editor Unknown (Editor), The daily telegraph, 'Sydney man wins Archibald Prize', Sydney, 15 Jan 1970, page number unknown. author unknown
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Editor Unknown (Editor in Chief), The Northern daily leader, 'Archibald Prize to Sydney man', Tamworth, 15 Jan 1970, page number unknown. author unknown
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