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Portrait 24

June - August 2007

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Robert Hannaford, Walter Lindrum, John Brack, judicial portraits, Vincent Lingiari and more.

Lowitja O'Donoghue
Lowitja O'Donoghue
Lowitja O'Donoghue

Anatomist's eye

by Diana Warnes

Robert Hannaford has completed around 400 portraits over the span of his career. 
Walter Lindrum OBE
Walter Lindrum OBE
Walter Lindrum OBE

Cannonical

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Walter Lindrum, world-famous billiards player, was one of Australia's greatest sporting champions.
Luke Scibberas, Hill End NSW, 2004
Luke Scibberas, Hill End NSW, 2004
Luke Scibberas, Hill End NSW, 2004

Artists' space

by John McDonald

Studio: Australian Painters Photographed by R. Ian Lloyd presents 61 of some of Australia’s most respected and significant painters working in the studio environment.
Portrait of a Man (Fred Williams), 1958
Portrait of a Man (Fred Williams), 1958
Portrait of a Man (Fred Williams), 1958

Head, hand, heart

by Michael Desmond

An extensive selection of portraits by John Brack were on display at the National Portrait Gallery in late 2007.
Radical Restraint Justice Michael Kirby
Radical Restraint Justice Michael Kirby
Radical Restraint Justice Michael Kirby

Judicial portraits

by Leslie Moran

Leslie Moran investigates the portraits of judges in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari

A handful of sand

by Ellen Kent

Ellen Kent examines the portrait of Vincent Lingiari and Prime Minister Gough Whitlam taken by photographer Mervyn Bishop.
Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore

Painting writing

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Dr Sarah Engledow explores the portraits of writers held in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
Karee Kayvon, 2006
Karee Kayvon, 2006
Karee Kayvon, 2006

Virtual lives

by Gillian Raymond

A brief introduction to the Weird, Wired World of Internet Portraiture.

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Portrait 25

September - November 2007

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Kym Bonython, Florence Broadhurst, Frank Fenner, Henri Matisse, animated portraits and more.

Portrait 23

March - May 2007

This issue of Portrait Magazine features the Reveries: On Photography and Mortality exhibition, Peter Cosgrove, Martin Sharp, Terence Tao and more.
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