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William Dobell, Australian painter (died 1970)
Sir William Dobell was an Australian portrait and landscape artist of the 20th century. Dobell won the Archibald Prize, Australia's premier award for portrait artists on three occasions. The Dobell Prize is named in his honour. In 1930, he won first prize for figure painting at Slade and also travelled to Poland.
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William Dobell was born in 1899. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1899 | 2026 |
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| Population | 72.0M | 341 million |
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