of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003. He was the subject of a comprehensive book "John Rigby: Art and Life" launched by the Queensland Art Gallery in 2003. In 2004, the Museum of Brisbane held a special survey of his portraits spanning some 50 years. References External links The Art of John Rigby John Rigby Art 1922 births 2012 deaths Australian landscape painters Australian portrait painters People from Brisbane Australian Army personnel of World War II