Brett Whiteley
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Brett Whiteley was an Australian artist. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. He held many exhibi
Front of the Brett Whiteley gallery in Surry Hills, Sydney
Whiteley's sculpture, Nude (1962)
Almost Once (1991), The Domain, Sydney
Wendy Whiteley's garden in Sydney, where Brett's ashes were scattered
Thirroul
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Thirroul is a northern seaside suburb of the city of Wollongong, Australia. Situated between Austinmer and Bulli, it is approximately 13 kilometres north of Wollongong, and 73 km south of Sydney. It l
Brett Whiteley
…1991, Whiteley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. On 15 June 1992, aged 53, he was found dead from opiate overdose in a motel room in Thirroul, north of Wollongong. The coroner's verdict was 'death due to self-administered substances'. In 1999, Whiteley's painting The Jacaranda tree (1977…
Ryan's Hotel
View of George Street, date unknown
Thirroul circa 1920 showing the town as it was described by D. H Lawrence
Anita's Theatre in 2022