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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Otherpeople Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Philip Douglas Roberts (1919–1976) was a South Australian painter and art critic.

History

Roberts was born in Kadina, South Australia, the youngest son of Albert John Roberts (ca.1874 – 3 September 1944) and Sarah Roberts, née Behrmann.[1]

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.[2]

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

He was a senior lecturer at the South Australian School of Arts, then acting principal 1957–1958 and principal 1964– .[3]

Selected works

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.[5]

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  3. McCulloch, Alan Encyclopedia of Australian Art Hutchinson of London 1968
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