1978 in art

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Events from the year 1978 in art.

Events

  • 27 June – Stitching the Standard by Edmund Leighton is sold at Sotheby's in Belgravia to a private collector.{{cite web| url =http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.pdf.L11133.html/f/51/L11133-51.pdf| title =Victorian & Edwardian Art| publisher =Sotheby's| date =15 November 2011| accessdate =28 June 2014| archive-date =24 September 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141535/http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.pdf.L11133.html/f/51/L11133-51.pdf| url-status =dead}}

Awards

  • Archibald Prize: Brett WhiteleyArt, Life and the other thing
  • John Moores Painting Prize - Noel Forster for "A painting in six stages with a silk triangle"{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/johnmoores/history/previous-winners-list/noel_forster.aspx|title=Noel Forster - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums|website=Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk|accessdate=28 November 2018}}

Works

{{see also|Category:1978 paintings|Category:1978 sculptures}}

Births

Deaths

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References

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See also