Douglas Roberts
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Philip Douglas Roberts (1919–1976) was a South Australian painter and art critic.
History
Roberts was born in Kadina, South Australia, the youngest son of Albert John Roberts (ca.1874 – 3 September 1944) and Sarah Roberts, née Behrmann.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110517331 |title=Albert John Roberts. |newspaper=The Kadina and Wallaroo Times |location=SA |date=15 September 1944 |accessdate=13 March 2015 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
Educated at Kadina, he was a keen cricketer, and at one time held the batting record for the Yorke Peninsula league. He trained as a teacher and was first appointed to the Thebarton Junior Technical School in 1938.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110508307 |title=High School Students Receive Appointments |newspaper=The Kadina and Wallaroo Times |location=SA |date=26 February 1938 |accessdate=13 March 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
He was a regular art critic for both South Australia daily newspapers and the Sunday Mail.
He was a foundation member of the South Australian branch of the Contemporary Art Society
He was a senior lecturer at the South Australian School of Arts, then acting principal 1957–1958 and principal 1964– .McCulloch, Alan Encyclopedia of Australian Art Hutchinson of London 1968
Selected works
- Portrait of Reginald A. West, former principal of Adelaide High School, held by the school.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47424759 |title=Tribute To High School Principal |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=1 July 1952 |accessdate=13 March 2015 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
The Art Gallery of South Australia holds some fourteen of his paintings.
Family
He married Vera Piggott Southwell, née Southwell (1922–2009) on 22 March 1947. Vera's first husband, Peter Morphett Piggott (12 November 1920 – 30 December 1941) died while serving with RAAF in England.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55771043 |title=Clarendon Airman Killed |newspaper=The Mail |location=Adelaide |date=10 January 1942 |accessdate=13 March 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
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Category:Australian art educators