Primed
Some Prime Ministers
Seventeen of Australia’s thirty prime ministers to date are represented in the contrasting sizes, moods and mediums of these portraits.
Luke Cornish Bob Hawke 2012 © Luke Cornish
Peter Brew-Bevan Julia Gillard 2013 © Peter Brew-Bevan
Josonia Palaitis John Howard and Janette Howard 2000 © Josonia Palaitis/Copyright Agency, 2024
Mervyn Bishop Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari 1975
G. H. Dancey Barton and Watson 1902
unknown artist Billy Hughes bottle stopper 1911-1921
Victor Greenhalgh Rt Hon. Sir Robert Menzies c. 1962 © Estate of Victor Greenhalgh
David Moore President Johnson and Prime Minister Holt at Canberra Airport 1966 (printed 2000) © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
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David Moore Robert Menzies, Lancaster House, London 1956 (printed 2000) © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
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Bill McAuley Gough Whitlam 1975 (printed 2010) © Bill McAuley
Max Dupain OBE Ben Chifley n.d. © Max Dupain/Copyright Agency, 2024
Sue Ford Discussion between Bob Hawke and Yunupingu, Burunga Festival, Northern Territory 1988 (printed 2015) © Sue Ford/Copyright Agency, 2024
Peter van der Veer Gough and John 1981 © Peter van der Veer
Robert McFarlane Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke c. 1976 (printed 2017) © Robert McFarlane/Copyright Agency, 2024
Barbara Tribe Stanley Bruce 1937 © Estate of Barbara Tribe
Victor Greenhalgh John Gorton 1970 (cast 1999) © Estate of Victor Greenhalgh
Victor Greenhalgh William McMahon 1973 © Estate of Victor Greenhalgh
Nelson Illingworth The Federal Leader Edmund Barton c. 1900
Sir William Dobell OBE Sketch for Prime Minister Robert Menzies 1960 © William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2024
Will Dyson Billy Hughes n.d.
Louis Kahan AO Harold Holt n.d. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Louis Kahan AO Sir John Gorton n.d. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Louis Kahan AO Sir John McEwen n.d. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Louis Kahan AO Gough Whitlam n.d. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Frank Hinder Billy McMahon 1972 © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)
Frank Hinder 'awk' (Bob Hawke) 1972 © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)
Frank Hinder Mr Keating, former Labor Minister 1975 © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)
Nelson Illingworth Sir George Reid c. 1895
an unknown artist Billy Hughes paperweight n.d.
unknown artist George Reid paperweight c. 1910
unknown artist Portrait jug of Stanley Melbourne Bruce 1925-1928
Les Tanner, Gus McLaren Ming Vase (Sir Robert Menzies) c. 1970 © Estates of Les Tanner and Gus McLaren
Richard Larter Self portrait with pin-up 1965 © Richard Larter/Copyright Agency, 2024