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William Henry Archibald Constable b. 1906

Also known as Bill Constable, William Constable

Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
Artist (Painter),
Artist (Screen Artist)

Australian film and stage designer, painter, cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator and commercial designer. Worked in Australia and UK.

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Performing Arts Museum, Melbourne, VIC
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Description

The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

Website

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
University of Adelaide, SA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

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Field	This Version	Previous Version
Date modified	July 17, 2014, 4:17 a.m.	July 17, 2014, 4:11 a.m.
Periods active	c.8 August 1906 - c.22 August 1989	c.1926 - c.1961
Residences		c.1956 - c.1961 United Kingdom
Other occupations	Stage designer (ANZSIC code: 9002) 1930 - 1989 Film designer (ANZSIC code: 5511) -	Stage designer (ANZSIC code: 9002) Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002) Film designer (ANZSIC code: 5511)
Alternative names	Bill Constable William Constable	Bill Constable Bill Constable William Constable
Arrivals	1930 (Left for UK to study at St Martin's school of Arts) 1933 (Returned to Australia) 1954 (Left for UK) 1976 (returned to Australia)

Summary

Record history

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19/07/2014 00:49 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
The most important facts and works by Constable were left out. - 19/07/2014 00:39 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
18/07/2014 16:55 by duggim (moderator approved)
17/07/2014 04:29 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
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17/07/2014 04:23 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
July 17, 2014, 4:17 a.m. by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
17/07/2014 04:11 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
Please remove this information as it is incorrect. - 17/07/2014 04:06 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
Also he received a medallion for the best Art-Direction of the year 1960 in Moscow Film Festival for his "Trials of Oscar Wilde" - 17/07/2014 03:48 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
17/07/2014 03:46 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
Completion of thesis on the artist - 17/07/2014 03:45 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
17/07/2014 03:43 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)
The lack of information and my completion of thesis on the artist - 17/07/2014 03:40 by Olga Sedneva (needs approval)

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