Archibald Prize 1970
Entries: 117 (15 selected)
Exhibition dates: 23 January to 11 February 1971
Only selected works were exhibited; each artist could submit up to two works
With the Art Gallery of NSW closed for building work, the exhibition – called this year the ‘1970 Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Archibald Prize’ – was held in the Blaxland Gallery at Farmers department store. The prize money was more than usual, thanks to a one-off donation of $2000 from the bicentenary celebrations citizens’ committee.
- Paul Atroshenko - Robert Wardrop
- Alan Baker - Self-portrait
- John Brack - Ronald Millar
- Charles Bush - Alannah Coleman
- Jack Carington Smith - Lloyd Rees
- Judy Cassab - Hal Missingham
- Sam Fullbrook - Ernestine Hill
- Graeme Inson - Hugh C Barry, BSc (Oxon), FRCS, FRACS
- William Pidgeon - Professor JJ Auchmuty, Vice-Chancellor, University of Newcastle
- Clifton Pugh - Dame Mabel Brookes
- John Thomas Rigby - Nevil Matthews
- Andrew Sibley - Dr Ursula Hoff
- Eric John Smith - Gruzman - architect (Winner: Archibald Prize 1970)
- Bryan Westwood - Brian Dunlop at Ebenezer
- Margaret Woodward - Self-portrait with Britt