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William Robinson b. 1936

Also known as Bill Robinson, William Francis Robinson

Artist (Painter),
Artist (Draughtsman)

Queensland artist William Robinson's work ranged from whimsical self portraits to sublime landscapes. In later years he turned to a more domestic scale, painting still life.

Tags: Archibald Prize, portraits, landscapes

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA

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http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?ft=*&who=Jeffrey+Smart
Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA

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The Art Gallery of Western Australia was founded in 1895. It is located in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, with the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia.
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

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The Art Gallery of South Australia was founded in 1881. It is located at the heart of Adelaide’s cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide.

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http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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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.

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https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, QLD

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http://www.srag.org.au/
Gold Coast City Art Collection, Gold Coast, Qld
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD
University of Adelaide, SA
Brisbane City Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art

Website

http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
Laverty Collection, Sydney, NSW

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Date modified	Aug. 29, 2025, 8:04 p.m.	Nov. 27, 2014, 2:16 p.m.
Periods active	c.1962 - c.2024	c.1962 -
Other occupations	art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212) 1953 - c.1989 Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD	art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212) -
Tags	Archibald Prize portraits landscapes	Archibald Prize
Alternative names	Bill Robinson William Francis Robinson

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William Robinson b. 1936

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA

Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, QLD

Gold Coast City Art Collection, Gold Coast, Qld

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD

University of Adelaide, SA

Brisbane City Gallery, Brisbane, Qld

Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art

Laverty Collection, Sydney, NSW

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