Edwards, Robert, 1930-
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- Edwards, Bob, 1930-
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1930
Has Affiliation
- Organization: South Australian Museum
- Organization: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
- Organization: Australia Council. Aboriginal Arts Board
- Organization: National Portrait Gallery (Australia)
- Organization: National Museum of Australia
Associated Locale
- Australia
Associated Language
- English
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Sources
- found: His Aboriginal bark paintings, 1969:title page (Robert Edwards)
- found: Arnhem Land in colour, 1971:title page (Robert Edwards)
- found: National Portrait Gallery (Australia) website, viewed 21 July 2017:people (Dr Robert (Bob) Edwards AO (b. 1930) has made a remarkable contribution to the cultural sector in Australia; he grew up in Adelaide, studied at Monash University, and worked as an anthropologist in Arnhem Land during the 1950s and 1960s; from 1965 to 1973 he worked as a curator at the South Australian Museum; from 1973 to 1975 he was the deputy Principal of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies; for the next five years he was the Founding Director of the Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australia Council; he was first Chair of the Board of the National Portrait Gallery from 1997 to 2000; he is an Honorary Fellow of both the National Museum of Australia and Museum Victoria)
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Change Notes
- 1980-05-16: new
- 2023-08-29: revised
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