Ep 115: The Archibald Winners




Talking with Painters show

Summary: <br> Scroll down for transcript<br> <br> <br> <br> If you’ve been listening to this podcast over the years, you would probably know I’m a self-confessed Archibald tragic. I'm fascinated by the depiction of the human face and figure in paint and that is exactly what the prize celebrates each year at the <a href="https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=CyNfIS_9HYeDGBr6zmsMP6IaWqAux38vHY_6Pl5KbC4S74NPuCAgAEAFgpfiRgJABoAGBvMvfA8gBAcgD2CCqBEVP0J0UyHC2gbOHSQ5lK4WAPkOLWyVV1c3opwrlxA3DX84sbMnvYoUQz2WgFM2Mj0fjn1yncuzjTyKsAW9L3WCVSvrk5KPABPqAhs6aAaAGUYAH58O0IIgHAZAHAagHpr4bqAe5mrECqAfw2RuoB_LZG6gH89EbqAfu0huoB_-csQKoB8rcG7AIAdIIBRACIIQBmgkiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXJ0Z2FsbGVyeS5uc3cuZ292LmF1L7EJMeEoiN2Tz0O5CTHhKIjdk89D-AkBmAsBqgwCCAG4DAGIFATQFQGAFwGSFwgSBggBEAMYPw&amp;ae=2&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjsk9i5zYzzAhWIYysKHSiZB5EQ0Qx6BAgCEAE&amp;dct=1&amp;dblrd=1&amp;sival=AF15MEA452oVqKYz2WdqdaDk-6sB79fKPLDmGkyeW3OZovsPwDMfj6YufZqzwNzPcEsRESjahXpcSX6ZVA2vyCFKp2xfU7HrC2wOjC5l8chNnYehJMCIDhjMbxuEJbUVOw5LO2RnkACfVyxH_ZVYm0Fy53EDo-6f2g&amp;sig=AOD64_0JnObTqYS2tPx-FqofyzAiGAe31Q&amp;adurl=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/">Art Gallery of NSW</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> The Archibald Prize is Australia's most famous portrait prize and is now in its 100th year. This episode is a compilation of clips from my conversations with Archibald winners where they talk about how they felt about winning, what it did for their career or about the painting itself.<br> <br> <br> <br> I've also included a clip from my conversation with biographer Scott Bevan where we talked about what was arguably the most controversial Archibald win - the 1943 winning portrait by William Dobell of fellow artist Joshua Smith.<br> <br> <br> <br> To hear the podcast episode click 'play' beneath the above photo. Scroll down for the transcript.<br> <br> <br> <br> See below for a list of podcast guests, the year they won the prize and their portraits. Click on the name to go to the full interview.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2021/03/14/ep-107-guy-warren/">Guy Warren </a> 1985<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2020/03/08/ep-87-davida-allen-in-conversation-with-william-robinson/">Davida Allen</a>  1986<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2020/03/08/ep-87-davida-allen-in-conversation-with-william-robinson/">William Robinson </a> 1987 and 1995<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2016/06/17/francis-giacco/">Francis Giacco</a>  1994<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2018/05/07/ep-45-wendy-sharpe/">Wendy Sharpe</a>  1996<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2017/06/08/ep-24-lewis-miller/">Lewis Miller</a>   1998<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2016/11/11/ep-11-euan-macleod/">Euan Macleod</a> 1999<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/03/10/ep-65-nicholas-harding/">Nicholas Harding </a> 2001<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/04/14/ep-67-del-kathryn-barton/">Del Kathryn Barton </a> 2008 and 2013<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2021/04/06/ep-108-guy-maestri/">Guido Maestri</a> 2009<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/11/16/ep-80-ben-quilty/">Ben Quilty </a>2011<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/08/25/ep-76-tim-storrier/">Tim Storrier </a> 2012<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2016/07/23/ep-3-louise-hearman/">Louise Hearman </a>2016<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=4603&amp;action=edit">Tony Costa </a>2019<br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2021/02/25/ep-106-vincent-namatjira/">Vincent Namatjira</a> 2020<br> * <a href="https://australiangalleries.com.au/artists/peter-wegner/">Peter Wegner</a> 2021<br> * <a href="http://www.scottbevan.com.au">Scott Bevan</a><br> * <a href="https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov."></a>