Clifton Pugh

Clifton Pugh (1924-1990), Australian artist, won the Archibald Prize three times. He won an Order of Australia medal in 1985. Known for landscapes and portraiture.

Related Topics:
Archibald Prize - Order of Australia

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Born in Melbourne on 17 December 1924.

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He was married three times; to June Byford, Marlene Harvey and Judith Ley.

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One of his best known paintings was The death of a wombat (1972) which was to do with the radio feature of Ivan Smiths.

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He served with the AIF in New Guinea and Japan between 1943 and 1947.

Related Topics:
AIF - New Guinea - Japan

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He bought a property 30 miles outside Melbourne called Dunmoochin, near the town of Hurstbridge in 1951, where other artists joined him and founded the Dunmoochin Artists Society in 1953.

Related Topics:
Melbourne - Hurstbridge

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He had a close association with Labor Party figures

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His Archibald Prize wins:

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• 1965 - R A Henderson
• 1971 - Sir John McEwen
• 1972 - The Hon E G Whitlam

In 1966 he had a one man show at the Artists' Guild Gallery in St Louis in the United States. He later had other one man shows in London (1975, 76), Tel Aviv (1979), also

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St Louis - London - Tel Aviv

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many in Australian cities such as Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

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The following films were made about Clifton Pugh:

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• Painting People (Commonwealth Film Unit).
• Bird and Animal (Eltham Films).
• Four Painters (ATV Channel 0, Melbourne).
• See It My Way (ABC Channel 2, Sydney).
• The Diamantina ( De Montignie Media Productions)
• A Fragile Country

In 1989 he set up the Dunmoochin Foundation which provided residences for artists at his property Dunmoochin.

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He was named the Australian War Memorial's official artist at the 75th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli in 1990.

Related Topics:
Australian War Memorial - Gallipoli

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He died on 14 October 1990.

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