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Dupain detective

Johanna McMahon revels in history and mystery in pursuit of a suite of unknown portrait subjects.

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Sydney Ure Smith
Sydney Ure Smith, 1948 Max Dupain OBE
Unidentified man by Max Dupain
Unidentified man by Max Dupain
George Urquhart (Scotty) Allan
George Urquhart (Scotty) Allan, 1954 Max Dupain OBE
George Hoyingen Huene and ‘Trixie the Mermaid’ (Jessie Sinden), 1937 by Max Dupain
George Hoyingen Huene and ‘Trixie the Mermaid’ (Jessie Sinden), 1937 by
Max Dupain
Sir James Vernon
Sir James Vernon, 1978 Max Dupain OBE. © Max Dupain/Copyright Agency, 2024
Sylvia Davis-Patricelli and Anthony Patricelli
Sylvia Davis-Patricelli and Anthony Patricelli, c. 1944 Max Dupain OBE
Francis (Pat) Quinn
Francis (Pat) Quinn, c. 1954 Max Dupain OBE. © Max Dupain/Copyright Agency, 2024
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