We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Max Thompson RA Simpson

oil on linen

183 x 91.5 cm

Image courtesy the artist

This portrait depicts Ronald Albert Simpson, an acclaimed Melbourne poet who was poetry editor of The Bulletin and then The Age in the 1960s. He also taught literature and art, and produced his own illustrations for some of his publications.