Philip Douglas Roberts (1919–1976) was a South Australian painter and art critic.
[1] Educated at Kadina, he was a keen cricketer, and at one time held the batting record for the Yorke Peninsula league.
[2] He was a regular art critic for both South Australia daily newspapers and the Sunday Mail.
He was a foundation member of the South Australian branch of the Contemporary Art Society He was a senior lecturer at the South Australian School of Arts, then acting principal 1957–1958 and principal 1964– .
Vera's first husband, Peter Morphett Piggott (12 November 1920 – 30 December 1941) died while serving with RAAF in England.