Guide to the Papers of Sir William Dargie, 1941-1978

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 7752
Creator:
Sir William Dargie
Extent:
(22 ms boxes + 1 packet)(3 MS and 1 Folio Box)(1 packet)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir William Dargie, National Library of Australia, MS 7752, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection dates from World War 2, represented by some family letters and photographs, but the bulk of the collection concerns Dargie's activities on various government committees related to the Arts.

The collection contains correspondence, a small number of photographs, much photocopied material - agendas, minutes, reports etc of various committees, some press cuttings, a small number of printed works, and several newspapers. There is one small painting and a bronze object. There are numerous small sketches and doodles on the photocopied material from committees and enquiries.

Biographical Note:

1912 Born June 4, Melbourne

1931-1934 Studied at studio of A D Colquhoun (Melbourne)

1936 Became fulltime painter

1940 Winner of Woodward and McPhillimy Art Awards

1941-1946 Official war artist, serving in the Middle East, New Guinea, India (1944), Greece, Burma.

1946-1953 Director, National Gallery of Victoria Art School

1954-1955 Visited England to paint HM the Queen

1957 Published 'On Painting a Portrait'

1952-1973 Member, to 1969, and then Chairman of the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (CAAB). During his time on the CAAB, he planned and carried out collecting expeditions to Papua and New Guinea for the purpose of supplementing Commonwealth collections of primitive art.

1964-1975 Member, Australian War Memorial Art Advisory Committee

1965-1966 Member, National Art Gallery Committee of Enquiry

1968-1972 Member, Interim Council of Australian National Gallery (ANG)

1968 Member, Joint Working Group, National Capital Development Commission and ANG Interim Council

1970-1972 Member, Aboriginal Arts Advisory Committee

1970-1973 Member, National Capital Planning Advisory Committee

1970-1974 Trustee, Museum and Art Gallery of Territory of Papua and New Guinea and Native Cultural Reserve, Port Moresby

1978-1983 Member, Council of National Museum of Victoria

1980-1987 Member to 1981, then Chairman, Board of Trustees, McClennan Gallery, Langwarrin, Vic.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The Dargie papers were presented to the Library in 1983 by Sir William Dargie.

Arrangement:

The earlier papers were kept in chronological order. However, after 1970 this order was not maintained.

Indexed terms

Names:
Sir William Dargie

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2880112) for the access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir William Dargie, National Library of Australia, MS 7752, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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