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Title
Portrait group
(1942)
Artist
Joshua Smith
Australia
12 Mar 1905 - 22 Jul 1995
About
This work was a finalist in the 1942 Archibald Prize and was acquired by the Gallery in 1943.
Details
Date
(1942)
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions
109.2 x 88.9 cm stretcher
Signature & date
Signed c.r. verso, black oil ".../ JOSHUA SMITH/ ...". Not dated.
Credit
Marshall Bequest Fund 1943
Location
Not on display
Accession number
7367
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Joshua Smith
Portrait group
Shown in 7 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (1943), Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street], Sydney, 14 Aug 1943–01 Sep 1943
100 years of Australian painting (1948), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 Apr 1948–17 May 1948
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art:
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 12 Mar 1951–31 Mar 1951
- Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Launceston 09 Apr 1951–28 Apr 1951
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 25 Jun 1951–21 Jul 1951
- Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane 06 Aug 1951–01 Sep 1951
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide 24 Sep 1951–20 Oct 1951
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 12 Nov 1951–10 Dec 1951
A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Sep 1953–25 Oct 1953
The Arts Festival of the Olympic Games (1956), National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Melbourne, 18 Nov 1956–15 Dec 1956
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting:
- Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne 02 Apr 1977–20 Apr 1977
- Sale Regional Art Gallery, Australia 29 Apr 1977–20 May 1977
- Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat 27 May 1977–17 Jun 1977
- Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool 24 Jun 1977–15 Jul 1977
- Shepparton Art Museum, Australia 22 Jul 1977–08 Aug 1977
- Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton 12 Aug 1977–02 Sep 1977
- Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria 16 Sep 1977–07 Oct 1977
- Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura 14 Oct 1977–04 Nov 1977
- Benalla Art Gallery, Australia 11 Nov 1977–02 Dec 1977
- Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre 09 Dec 1977–20 Jan 1978
- Ararat Gallery, Ararat 27 Jan 1978–17 Feb 1978
- Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong 24 Feb 1978–17 Mar 1978
- La Trobe Regional Gallery, Morwell 24 Mar 1978–14 Apr 1978
Joshua Smith retrospective, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly, 02 Dec 2005–22 Jan 2006
Referenced in 10 publications
Bibliography
Herbert Badham, A gallery of Australian art, 'Introduction', pg. v-vii., Sydney, 1954, xiv, (illus.). plate no. 33
Ian Burn, National life and landscape - Australian painting 1900-1940, 'Reflections in private spaces', pg. 116-157, Sydney, 1990, 127, 128 (colour illus.), 129. plate no. 94
Helen Campbell, Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Out of Sydney: city and hinterlands', pg. 185-186, Sydney, 2000, 192 (colour illus.), 302.
Yve Close, Joshua Smith: artist 1905-1995, 'The war years', pg. 27-32, New South Wales, 1998, 29-30, 76, 103 (colour illus.), 209. plate no. 7; cat.no. 27
Alan McCulloch and Susan McCulloch, The Encyclopedia of Australian Art, St Leonards, 1994, 661 (illus.).
Hal Missingham, A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Sydney, 1953. cat.no. 162
Barry Pearce, Look, 'New Look for 20th Century Australian Galleries', pg. 13, Heidelberg, Nov 1998, 13.
Bernard Smith, Present day art in Australia, 'Foreword', pg. 2-4, Sydney, 1949, 21 (colour illus.). cat.no. 42
Bernard William Smith and Trustees of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, 100 years of Australian painting, Sydney, 1948, 9.
Laurie Thomas (Editor), Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Sydney, 1951, 47, 62 (colour illus.). cat.no. 150