"Heath" by Vincent Fantauzzo was the popular choice among the 32,000 who saw the exhibition. Ledger died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in January. He was 28.
Portrait of Heath Ledger wins art award
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - May 8, 2008 The painting features a bare-chested Ledger staring from the
canvas as two images of the actor whisper into his ears.
On Thursday, it was awarded a secondary prize by the Art Gallery
of New South Wales in its annual national portrait competition.
Sydney artist Del Kathryn Barton won first prize with her
self-portrait.
