William Beckwith McInnes: An Artist’s Life Jewellery Sale the girl trudges up to

the girl trudges up to bed with her little plastic dinosaur

’-Georgia O’Keeffe

Her Early Learner series has playful themes

Making Art Public traces an unparalleled history of public art

William Beckwith McInnes: An Artist’s Life Jewellery Sale the girl trudges up toWinner of the Art Gallery of New South Wales first four Archibald Prizes (1922 to 1925) and several more thereafter was Melbournes William Beckwith McInnes. With the Archibald wins, and then in his early 30s, McInnes was already an acclaimed landscape artist and had exhibited works painted in the British Isles, Spain and Morocco. After his Archibald successes he became, arguably, the countrys most sought after portrait painter with official