Charles Wheeler (painter)

Charles Arthur Wheeler
Born(1880-01-04)4 January 1880
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died26 October 1977(1977-10-26) (aged 97)
NationalityAustralian

Charles Arthur Wheeler OBE, DCM (4 January 1881 – 26 October 1977) was an Australian painter.[1]

Born in New Zealand, he arrived in Australia about 1891.[1]

In World War I, he enlisted in the 22nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. His Distinguished Conduct Medal (DSM) (1916) was awarded for actions at Vimy Ridge.

He won the Archibald Prize for 1933.[2][3]

In 1939 he was appointed master of the painting school at the national gallery, Melbourne.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Pennings, M. W. H. (1990). "Charles Arthur (1880–1977)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Charles Wheeler, b. 1881". National Portrait Gallery people. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Prize-winning portrait turns up in hunt for missing Archibald entries". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
Awards
Preceded by Archibald Prize
1933
for Ambrose Pratt 		Succeeded by


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