More than 6000 portraits have been hung in the Archibald prize since it began 100 years ago. Tracking them all down to choose 100 works for a special exhibition was curator Natalie Wilson’s first challenge.
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Art history series Finding the Archibald, presented by Rachel Griffiths, takes a deep dive into the 100-year history of the Archibald Prize to find one portrait that encapsulates the changing face of Australia.
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Finding The Archibald because I’m a huge art enthusiast and have been surrounded by art all my life – my mum was an artist and I’m married to an artist. And so being asked to look at thousands of portraits was a pleasure, although being challenged to single out just ‘one’ was a confronting mission.