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The night watcher, 2015

Indecent exposure

'Diving Venus' and 'the perfect woman' are two of the numerous descriptions applied to Annette Kellerman, who achieved international fame during the early decades of the twentieth century.

Annette Kellerman smiling, c. 1907 (printed 2003)

Gift of an anonymous donor 2004

Annette Kellerman, c. 1907 (printed 2003)

Gift of an anonymous donor 2004

Naked ambition

Joanna Gilmour dives into the life of Australian swimming legend Annette Kellerman.

Birds of a feather

Charting a path from cockatiel to finch, Annette Twyman explores her family portraits and stories.

Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree, 2023

Purchased with funds provided by the Portrait Dinner Series 2023

Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree

An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens, 1857

Purchased 2017

Annette

I thought it'd be lovely today to chat with you about two of the works that've really popped out for me from the WHO ARE YOU show, which is all about investigating portraiture through many different mediums. And the mediums I've chosen are sculptures.

Currents, 2016

Portrait 31

This issue features the new National Portrait Gallery building, James Cook and John Banks, Cate Blanchett, Irina Baranova, Annette Kellerman, Shepard Fairey and more.

Joanna Gilmour

Joanna Gilmour is the Curator, Collection & Research at the National Portrait Gallery.

Acknowledgments

The Gallery would like to acknowledge and thank the people who contributed their time and expertise to participate in the development of this DIAP.

Portrait 65

Hugh Ramsay, the fashion of Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, Peter Wegner's centenarian series, John and Elizabeth Gould's family connections, Karen Quinlan's top five portraits and more.