What is William Dobell?
Sir '''William Dobell''' (24 September 1899, [[Newcastle, New South Wales]] - 13 May 1970, [[Lake Macquarie, New South Wales]]) was a famous [[Australian]] [[artist]], well known for his [[portrait]] painting.<ref name=adb>{{cite web |url= http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dobell-sir-william-10025 |title=Sir William Dobell|first=Mary |last=Eagle |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |year=1996 |accessdate=1 August 2011}}</ref> He won the 1943 [[Archibald Prize]] with a portrait of another artist, Joshua Smith.<ref name=adb/> The painting became the centre of a court case when two other artists said it was not a portrait, but a [[caricature]].<ref name=adb/> They said this meant it should not have won the prize. Dobell won the legal case, but it caused him many health problems and led to a [[nervous breakdown]].<ref name=adb/> He kept away from people and went to live in his parent's holiday house, Wangi Wangi, on the shores of Lake Macquarie. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobell, William}} [[Category:1899 births]] [[Category:1973 deaths]] [[Category:Australian painters]] [[Category:Artists from New South Wales]] [[Category:People from Newcastle, New South Wales]]