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Portrait 26

December 2007 - February 2008

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Matthew Perceval, Tom Uren, George Tjungurrayi, silhouette portraiture, pop art portraits and more.

The hunting lodge, 2007
The hunting lodge, 2007
The hunting lodge, 2007

Seduce Amuse Entertain

by Michael Desmond

Michael Desmond profiles a handful of the entrants in first National Photographic Portrait Prize and notes emerging themes and categories.
Self portrait, 1970
Self portrait, 1970
Self portrait, 1970

Painters' paradise

by Andrew Sayers AM

Andrew Sayers feels the warmth in the paintings Matthew Perceval made while the sun shone in southern France.
Mrs Jordan, 1762-1816
Mrs Jordan, 1762-1816
Mrs Jordan, 1762-1816

One and all

by Niamh MacNally

The current exhibition of portraits at the National Gallery of Ireland Print Gallery investigates just how paper-thin ideas of likeness are.
Sydney city (Patrick White and Tom Uren, Hiroshima Day demonstration), 1984
Sydney city (Patrick White and Tom Uren, Hiroshima Day demonstration), 1984
Sydney city (Patrick White and Tom Uren, Hiroshima Day demonstration), 1984

The activist A-list

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Dr Sarah Engledow examines a number of figures in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery who were pioneers or substantial supporters of the seminal Australian environmental campaigns of the early 1970s and 1980s.
George Tjungurrayi
George Tjungurrayi
George Tjungurrayi

Two painters

by Dr Christopher Chapman

Chris Chapman explains how Matthys Gerber bridges the gap between abstraction and portraiture.
MacKenzie family silhouette
MacKenzie family silhouette
MacKenzie family silhouette

All there in black and white

by Dr Sarah Engledow

The National Portrait Gallery acquired a beguiling silhouette group portrait by Samuel Metford, an English artist who spent periods of his working life in America.
"Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?", 1956
"Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?", 1956
"Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?", 1956

Pop goes the preconception

by Paul Moorhouse

A National Portrait Gallery, London exhibition redefines portraiture, shifting the focus towards a new perspective on Pop Art.
The cook (Michael Schmidt/architect), 1987
The cook (Michael Schmidt/architect), 1987
The cook (Michael Schmidt/architect), 1987

Hall of mirrors

by Naomi Cass

Naomi Cass, Director of the Centre of Contemporary Photography, in conversation with Anne Zahalka.

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Portrait 27

March - May 2008

This issue of Portrait Magazine feature Lucian Frued, John Witzig, colonial death portraits, William Kinghorne, Henry Crock, and more.

Portrait 25

September - November 2007

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