• A portrait the Archibald Prize rejected: Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin, by Johannes Leak

  • May 2 2025
  • Length: 20 mins
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A portrait the Archibald Prize rejected: Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin, by Johannes Leak

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  • As the annual controversy swirls around the finalists for the Archibald Prize, we look at an artwork that didn’t make the cut: a moving portrait of a remarkable Australian: Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin, who came here as a penniless Soviet refugee.

    Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

    This episode of The Front is written and presented by Claire Harvey and produced and edited by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.

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