William Morris Boustead (3 January 1912 – 15 October 1999) was an Australian Art conservator. He was conservator at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1954 until 1977.[1]

Bill Boustead
Bill Boustead Art Conservator
Born
William Morris Boustead

3 January 1912
Died15 October 1999(1999-10-15) (aged 87)

Biography

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Boustead was born in Gloucester, New South Wales and educated at Fort Street High School.[2] His first job after leaving school was working in a metallurgical and chemical laboratory while studying at technical college.[1]

After spending most of the 1930s in the Pacific he served with the Royal Australian Engineers during World War II.[1] Following his discharge in 1945 Boustead began studying at the National Art School in Sydney.[1] In 1946 he was appointed to the conservation workshop of the Art Gallery of New South Wales then appointed as gallery conservator in 1954.[1]

Boustead's achievements during his time as conservator at the AGNSW included:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g National Newsletter Archived 22 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine AICCM December 1999
  2. ^ "FORT STREET HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ALUMNI" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ Understanding Museums – Conservation in Australian museums
  4. ^ Collection Conservation National Gallery of Australia
  5. ^ Lyall, Jan (June 2016). "Obituary for Colin Pearson". Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b Bill Boustead Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine National Library, Canberra
  7. ^ Preserving Aboriginal Art Taylor & Francis Online
  8. ^ "James Mollison and Peter Laverty watching conservator William Boustead examining 'Blue Poles' 1952 by Jackson Pollock 1974". Art Gallery of NSW. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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