| Archibald Prize | |
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.jpg) Desbrowe Annear by W B McInnes, the first Archibald Prize winner (1921) | |
| Sponsored by | Art Gallery of NSW |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Reward(s) | AU$100,000 |
| First awarded | 1921 (Desbrowe Annear) |
| Currently held by | Julia Gutman for Head in the sky, feet on the ground |
| Most awards | Sir William Dargie (8) |
| Website | https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/  |
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The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia.[1] It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919. It is administered by the trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales[2] and awarded for "the best portrait, preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics, painted by an artist resident in Australia during the twelve months preceding the date fixed by the trustees for sending in the pictures". The Archibald Prize has been awarded annually since 1921 (with two exceptions[3]) and since July 2015 the prize has been AU$100,000.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Guardian2020was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Archibald Prize - Chronology of events, Art Gallery of New South Wales
- ^ No Archibald Prize was awarded in 1964 or 1980; refer to List of Archibald Prize winners and the references cited there for details.
- ^ Ong, Thuy (17 July 2015). "Archibald Prize 2015: Newcastle artist Nigel Milsom wins prestigious award for Charles Waterstreet portrait". ABC News. Retrieved 5 August 2015.