William Pidgeon
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William Edwin Pidgeon, aka Bill Pidgeon and WEP, (1909 – 1981) Australian painter who won the Archibald Prize three times.
Pidgeon began his drawing career by doing comic illustrations for his Technical High School magazine; at 16 years of age he began a newspaper artist cadetship at The Sunday Times. He studied for a period of 6 months under J. S. Watkins.
Pidgeon was war correspondent for the Australian Women's Weekly and his drawing were often on the front cover.
Pidgeon won the Archibald Prize in 1958 with a portrait of journalist Ray Walker, in 1961 with a portrait of Rabbi Dr I Porush and again in 1968 with a portrait of fellow artist and friend, Dr Lloyd Rees. He also won the Melbourne Cup of Australian Art.
Cartoonist Les Tanner studied under Pidgeon.
William Pidgeon also painted a self portrait which was named 'Artists by Artist' by the NSW Art Gallery
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| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ivor Hele |
Archibald Prize 1958 for Mr. Ray Walker |
Succeeded by William Dobell |
| Preceded by Judy Cassab |
Archibald Prize 1961 for Rabbi Dr. I. Porush |
Succeeded by Louis Kahan |
| Preceded by Judy Cassab |
Archibald Prize 1968 for Lloyd Rees |
Succeeded by Ray Crooke |
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