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Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery
Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery
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Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm

Uncommon Australians

Towards an Australian Portrait Gallery

Touring exhibition, 1992

In 1988 philanthropists Gordon and Marilyn Darling decided to make an Australian portrait gallery a reality, overseeing the development of the 1992 touring exhibition Uncommon Australians.
Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery
Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery
Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery
Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery

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Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu

Portrait Exploration: Art and Identity

Visual Arts (upper primary)

2:00pm, Thu 6 Mar

Join us for an engaging and interactive program tailored for upper primary students, where they’ll develop the confidence and critical thinking skills to interpret portraits.
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