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Will Ashton [B 3644] • Photograph

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Summary

An moodily lit head and shoulders portrait of Will Ashton, artist, Art Gallery Director and arts administrator. He was appointed O.B.E. in 1941 and knighted in 1960. His painting 'Boulevard Montparnasse, Paris' was sold for 150 guineas to the National Gallery of South Australia. He won the Wynne prize for landscape three times.

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Physical description

Photograph; 18.6 cm x 13.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1921

Photographer

Moore, May

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Ashton, Will, 1881-1963
Artists -- South Australia

Catalogue record

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General notes

Photograph has 'May Moore, Sydney' at bottom r h corner.

Historical information

The name Will Ashton is used for John William Ashton.

Digitisation information

Date

05/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,333 x 3,116 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

21.83 MB

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