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Portrait 28

June - August 2008

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Harold Cazneaux, nineteenth-century carte de visites, Tim Winton, Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo, Evelyn Chapman and more.

Tim Winton
Tim Winton
Tim Winton

Tracks in the sand

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Dr Sarah Engledow discusses Quentin Jones's photograph of Australian author Tim Winton.
Ethel Turner
Ethel Turner
Ethel Turner

Moving in creative circles

by Joanna Gilmour

Harold Cazneaux's portraits of influential Sydneysiders included Margaret Preston and Ethel Turner, both important figures in the development of ideas about Australian identity and culture.
Studio of the American & Australasian Photographic Co., Hill End, 1872
Studio of the American & Australasian Photographic Co., Hill End, 1872
Studio of the American & Australasian Photographic Co., Hill End, 1872

A rogue's calling card

by Joanna Gilmour

Joanna Gilmour explores the stories behind the ninteenth-century carte de visites of bushrangers Frank Gardiner and Fred Lowry.
Miss Evelyn Chapman, 1918
Miss Evelyn Chapman, 1918
Miss Evelyn Chapman, 1918

Lovers of light

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Dr Sarah Engledow traces the significant links between Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo and Evelyn Chapman through their portraits.
Godfrey Miller
Godfrey Miller
Godfrey Miller

Form and reality

by Dr Christopher Chapman

A photographic portrait by Kerry Dundas captures the contemplative mind of visionary painter Godfrey Miller.
Axe Me Biggie
Axe Me Biggie
Axe Me Biggie

Axe Me Biggie

by Stephen Dupont

Australian photojournalist Stephen Dupont's Afghanistan project captures the human experience of a country in reconstruction.
Facing Australia, Composite portrait: Facing St Lucia, 2003
Facing Australia, Composite portrait: Facing St Lucia, 2003
Facing Australia, Composite portrait: Facing St Lucia, 2003

Conflicting images

by Michael Desmond

Michael Desmond reveals the origins of composite portraits and their evolution in the pursuit of the ideal.

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