Item - Phillip Goldstein

ID UNSW P 1960/0250 (089201)
Artist William Edwin PIDGEON (1909 - 1981)
Title Phillip Goldstein
Alternate Titles Portrait of Phillip Goldstein
Category Painting
Medium oil on canvas
Materials oil pigments, canvas support
Edition Number
Measurements (cms)  
  Height 125.50
  Width 100.00
  Depth 0.00
  Other Original frame: 150 x 124 x 6 cms
Marks/Inscriptions  
  Location
  Signed in pink pigment: pidgeon '60
Produced  
  When 1960
  Where Australia, NSW, Sydney
Style Realist
Subject Portrait
Credit Line Gift of Mr Phillip Goldstein to Goldstein College & Hall, 1960
Description/Remarks    Goldstein College was named after Philip Godfrey Goldstein (1895-1963), who had arrived in Australia in 1911 as a migrant from England. In 1959 he donated ₤40,000 (Australian) towards the construction of the Hall and College, which initially housed women and postgraduate students, and was the first college accommodation for women on UNSW's campus.
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