Charles Wheeler (painter) explained

Charles Arthur Wheeler
Birth Date:	4 January 1880
Birth Place:	Dunedin, New Zealand
Nationality:	Australian

Charles Arthur Wheeler OBE, DCM (4 January 1881 – 26 October 1977) was an Australian painter.^[1]

Born in New Zealand, he arrived in Australia about 1891.

In World War I, he enlisted in the 22nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. His Distinguished Conduct Medal (DSM) (1916) was awarded for actions at Vimy Ridge.

He won the Archibald Prize for 1933.^{[2] [3]}

In 1939 he was appointed master of the painting school at the national gallery, Melbourne.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pennings. M. W. H.. 1990. Charles Arthur (1880–1977). live. 23 May 2021. Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://web.archive.org/web/20120119045512/http://adb.anu.edu.au:80/biography/wheeler-charles-arthur-9061 . 19 January 2012 .
2. Web site: Charles Wheeler, b. 1881. 2021-05-22. National Portrait Gallery people.
3. Web site: 2020-06-01. Prize-winning portrait turns up in hunt for missing Archibald entries. 2021-05-22. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. en-AU.