Paul Fitzgerald (painter)

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Paul Desmond Fitzgerald AM (born August 2, 1922 in Hawthorn , Victoria , Australia - † June 24, 2017 in Kew , Victoria, Australia) was an Australian portrait painter .

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Paul Fitzgerald was the second son of Frank Fitzgerald - journalist and art critic for The Argus and The Age - and his wife Margaret nee. Poynton born. He attended Xavier College in the Kew neighborhood of Melbourne and studied portrait painting at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School from 1940 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1947 , interrupted by service in the Australian Army during World War II .

In 1949 he earned money while crossing over to London by portraying passengers traveling with him. He spent a total of five years in London and was able to travel to France, Italy and Spain through his portrait painting to visit museums and galleries. Those portrayed included well-known personalities such as the former Governors General of Australia Alexander Hore-Ruthven and William Slim and the naval officer and private secretary of Prince Philip Michael Parker (1920–2002). He also met his sister, the actress and television presenter Mary Parker (* 1930), and met both of them again in Australia, where they lived in Kew for the opening of the 1956 Summer Olympics . In 1957 he and Mary Parker married in the chapel of Xavier College.

Paul Fitzgerald was the founder of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists in 1974 and its first president until 1981.

He was the father of seven children, three sons (one of whom died) and four daughters. He had Parkinson's disease since around 2004 .

Honors

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Paul Fitzgerald portrayed members of the British royal family , politicians, lawyers, scientists, artists, athletes and other public figures; he painted in fifteen countries around the world.

He portrayed the British Queen Elizabeth II twice, in 1967 and 1977 as the official portrait on her silver jubilee throne .

He is one of the finalists of the Archibald Prize three times , in 1958 with a portrait of the judge Robert Vincent Monahan , in 1962 with a portrait of Robert Menzies and in 1972 with a portrait of Henry Bolte .

Further portraits of well-known personalities are:

His work is in public collections such as the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra and in private collections.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul Fitzgerald, internationally acclaimed portrait artist, dies aged 94 on abc.net.au, accessed June 28, 2017
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, Paul Desmond at itsanhonour.gov.au
  3. ↑ Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on marisafitzgerald.blogspot.de
  4. ^ To Australia paints the Queen on trove.nla.gov.au
  5. ↑ Winner 1958 on artgallery.nsw.gov.au
  6. ↑ Winner 1962 on artgallery.nsw.gov.au
  7. ↑ Winner 1972 on artgallery.nsw.gov.au
  8. ^ Catriona Banks: Bernard Thomas Heinze on stpats.vic.edu.au
  9. ↑ Vivien is Delighted With Her Good-Luck Portrait on trove.nla.gov.au
  10. ↑ Ian B. Waters: Knox, James Robert (1914–1983) on adb.anu.edu.au
  11. ↑ Paul Fitzgerald on aasd.com.au
  12. ↑ Premier Lindsay Thompson on marisafitzgerald.blogspot.de
  13. ^ Paul Fitzgerald on the National Portrait Gallery website
  14. ↑ HRH the Duke of Kent  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on bbc.co.uk@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.bbc.co.uk  
  15. ↑ Paul Fitzgerald painting Pope John XXIII on marisafitzgerald.blogspot.de
  16. ^ Marjorie Harper: Copland, Sir Douglas Berry (1894–1971) on adb.anu.edu.au
  17. ↑ Cricket Memorabilia - Border, Allan ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on carters.com.au @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.carters.com.au
personal data
SURNAME Fitzgerald, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fitzgerald, Paul Desmond (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian portrait painter
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Hawthorn (Victoria) , Victoria , Australia
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 2017
Place of death Kew , Victoria , Australia