The Cornell Prize was the major contemporary art prize offered in South Australia and was presented as an exhibition by the Contemporary Art Society of South Australia from 1951 to 1965. [1] It was administered by the Cornell family. Several of the prize-winning paintings were subsequently acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Winners include:
The new F. Cornell Art Prize is the first prize to be awarded at an exhibition by this society. A mixed panel of laymen and artists will award the prize to the most outstanding work. Judges are Messrs. R. G. Campbell, Kym Bonython, Max Harris, Joseph Choate, and Miss Dorrit Black.