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Bill Boustead | |
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Born | William Morris Boustead 3 January 1912 |
Died | 15 October 1999 | (aged 87)
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]
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: