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Latitude
40.712778
Longitude
-74.006111
Start Date
1927-01-01
End Date
1927-01-01

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ID
tba040

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/william-boissevain
Birth Place
New York, USA
Biography
William Boissevain, painter, was born in New York and is the son of diplomat parents. He studied at the Acad_mie des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1947 and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London in 1948. He came to Perth in 1949 with his first wife Rhoda. He taught art at Wesley College in the 1950s. He won the Claude Hotchin Art Prize in 1959, the Helena Rubinstein Prize for portraiture in 1961 and the Perth Prize for Drawing International in 1971. He has exhibited regularly and was awarded an Order of the British Empire in 1978. Writers: Dr Dorothy Erickson Date written: 2010 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1927
Summary
Painter who won the Claude Hotchin Art Prize in 1959, the Helena Rubinstein Prize for portraiture in 1961 and the Perth Prize for Drawing (International) in 1971.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed