Philip Douglas Roberts (1919–1976) was a South Australian painter and art critic.
History
Roberts was born in
Kadina, South Australia
Kadina ( ) is a town on the Yorke Peninsula of the Australian state of South Australia, approximately 144 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. The largest town of the Peninsula, Kadina is one of the three Copper Triangle ...
, the youngest son of Albert John Roberts (ca.1874 – 3 September 1944) and Sarah Roberts, née Behrmann.
Educated at Kadina, he was a keen cricketer, and at one time held the batting record for the Yorke Peninsula league. He trained as a teacher and was first appointed to the Thebarton Junior Technical School in 1938.
He was a regular art critic for both South Australia daily newspapers and the ''Sunday Mail''.
He was a foundation member of the South Australian branch of the
Contemporary Art Society
The Contemporary Art Society (CAS) is an independent charity that champions the collecting of outstanding contemporary art and craft for UK museum collections. Since its founding in 1910 the organisation has donated over 10,000 works to museums ...
He was a senior lecturer at the South Australian School of Arts, then acting principal 1957–1958 and principal 1964– .
Selected works
*Portrait of Reginald A. West, former principal of
Adelaide High School
Adelaide High School is a coeducational state high school situated on the corner of West Terrace and Glover Avenue in the Adelaide Parklands. Following the Advanced School for Girls, it was the second government high school in South Australi ...
, held by the school.
The
Art Gallery of South Australia holds some fourteen of his paintings.
Family
He married Vera Piggott Southwell, née Southwell (1922–2009) on 22 March 1947. Vera's first husband, Peter Morphett Piggott (12 November 1920 – 30 December 1941) died while serving with RAAF in England.
References
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Australian painters
Australian art teachers
1919 births
1976 deaths
Australian mid-20th century modern painters