William Pidgeon
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William Edwin Pidgeon, aka Bill Pidgeon and WEP, (1909 – 1981) was an Australia
n 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 drawings 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
.
Cartoonist Les Tanner
studied under Pidgeon.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n painter who won the Archibald Prize
Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919...
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
Australian Women's Weekly
The Australian Women's Weekly is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by ACP Magazines, a division of PBL Media based in Sydney. Audited circulation in 2009 exceeded 500,000 copies monthly, making it the largest magazine in Australia.-History:...
and his drawings were often on the front cover.
Pidgeon won the Archibald Prize
Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919...
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
Lloyd Rees
Lloyd Frederic Rees AC CMG was an Australian landscape painter who twice won the Wynne Prize for his landscape paintings....
.
Cartoonist Les Tanner
Les Tanner
Les Tanner was an Australian cartoonist and journalist.Les Tanner was born in Sydney and began his career at The Daily Telegraph in 1942...
studied under Pidgeon.