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Uncommon Australians

Towards an Australian Portrait Gallery

Touring exhibition
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961 Sir William Dargie CBE. © Roger Dargie and Faye Dargie

The Uncommon Australians exhibition toured Australia throughout 1992, visiting the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Gallery of Australia, the Queensland Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Art Gallery of South Australia.

8 portraits

1 Sir Donald Bradman, 1990 Bill Leak. © Estate of Bill Leak. 2 Walter Lindrum OBE, c. 1932 Will Longstaff, Currently on display. 3 Portrait of Mr Frank Packer, 1956 Judy Cassab AO CBE. © Judy Cassab/Copyright Agency, 2023, Currently on display. 4 Fred Williams - Painter, 1981 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive www.RennieEllis.com.au. 5 Young Mo (Roy Rene), 1977 Martin Sharp. © Martin Sharp/Copyright Agency, 2023. 6 Albert Namatjira, 1958 Sir William Dargie CBE. © Roger Dargie and Faye Dargie, Currently on display.
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