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Portrait of an artist : a biography of William Dobell
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Portrait of an artist : a biography of William Dobell

by Brian Adams

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Accession 18631 ISBN 009148040X Publisher Hutchinson
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Brian Adams
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William Dobell (b.1899, d.1970), Joshua Smith (b.1905, d.1995), Mary Edwards, Douglas Dundas, Donald Friend (b.1916, d.1989), Russell Drysdale (b.1912, d.1981), William Dobell (b.1899, d.1970)
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