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Women Make History

In Galleries Seven, Eight and Nine

Well behaved women seldom make history, as the saying goes, and the National Portrait Gallery, consequently, is full of awesome Australian women who refused to conform to narrow ideas about their place and their worth.

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Lily Brett
Lily Brett, n.d. (printed 2021) Jacqueline Mitelman. © Jacqueline Mitelman
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Kylie Tennant, early 1980s (printed 2018) Jacqueline Mitelman
Self portrait with Bottlebrush
Self portrait with Bottlebrush, 1991 Margaret Olley AC. © Margaret Olley Art Trust
Michelle Simmons
Michelle Simmons, 2018 Selina Ou. © Selina Ou
Portrait of Patricia Piccinini
Portrait of Patricia Piccinini, 2019 Allissa Oughtred. © Allissa Oughtred
Susan Norrie
Susan Norrie, 1990 Anne Zahalka. © Anne Zahalka/Copyright Agency, 2024
Linda and Binni
Linda and Binni, 1984 (printed 2013) Michael Riley. © Michael Riley/Copyright Agency, 2024
Professor Suzanne Cory AC FAA FRS
Professor Suzanne Cory AC FAA FRS, 2016 Raelene Sharp. © Raelene Sharp
Kondelea (Della) Elliott
Kondelea (Della) Elliott, 1979 Ivy Shore. © Estate of Ivy Shore
Social currency (Eva Cox)
Social currency (Eva Cox), 1999 Kim Spooner. © Kim Spooner
Gaby Kennard
Gaby Kennard, 2020 Lisa Tomasetti. © Lisa Tomasetti
Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore, c. 1938 Lyall Trindall. © Estate of Lyall Trindall
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