Name Bill Boustead | ||
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Died 15 October 1999(1999-10-15) (aged 87)Sydney, NSW, Australia | ||
William (Bill) 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.
Biography
Boustead was born in Gloucester, New South Wales and educated at Fort Street High School.
His first job after leaving school was working in a metallurgical and chemical laboratory while studying at technical college.
After spending most of the 1930s in the Pacific he served with the Royal Australian Engineers during World War II.
Following his discharge in 1945 Boustead began studying at the National Art School in Sydney.
In 1946 he was appointed to the conservation workshop of the Art Gallery of New South Wales then appointed as gallery Conservator in 1954.
Boustead's achievements during his time as Conservator at the AGNSW included: