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Portrait 38

December 2010 - February 2011

This issue features Martin Schoeller, Bess Norriss Tait, Emanuel Solomon and the sisters of St Joseph, Rennie Ellis and AC/DC, John Brack and more.

Kenty Maggot 2010
Kenty Maggot 2010
Kenty Maggot 2010

Observation point

by Ben Quilty

The Australian painter Ben Quilty discusses his approach to portraiture.
Martin Schoeller 2008
Martin Schoeller 2008
Martin Schoeller 2008

The God-shaped hole

by Michael Desmond

Exploring the photographs of Martin Schoeller, Michael Desmond delves into the uneasy pact that exists between celebrity and the camera.
Charles Haddon Chambers
Charles Haddon Chambers
Charles Haddon Chambers

Suave

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Charles Haddon Chambers the Australian-born playboy playwright settled permanently in London in 1880 but never lost his Australian stance when satirising the English.
Megan Gale
Megan Gale
Megan Gale

Glamour vs grunge

by Dr Christopher Chapman

Christopher Chapman examines the battle of glamour vs. grunge which played out in the fashion and advertising of the 1990s.
Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait

Small worlds

by Joanna Gilmour

Bess Norriss Tait created miniature watercolour portraits full of character and life.
Audience in the Palace Theater c1943
Audience in the Palace Theater c1943
Audience in the Palace Theater c1943

Exposed: Voyeurism Surveillance and the camera since 1870

by Sandra Phillips

The Tate/SFMOMA exhibition Exposed examined the role of photography in voyeurism and how it challenges ideas of privacy and propriety.
Portrait of Mary MacKillop c 1873
Portrait of Mary MacKillop c 1873
Portrait of Mary MacKillop c 1873

The Saint and the merchant

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Emanuel Solomon gave shelter to the Sisters of St Joseph upon the excommunication of St Mary MacKillop.
Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia
Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia
Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia

No shirt, no service

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Bon Scott and Angus Young photographed by Rennie Ellis are part of a display celebrating summer and images of the shirtless male.
Self portrait 1955
Self portrait 1955
Self portrait 1955

Portrait of the artist as a young man

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Dr Sarah Engledow explores the early life and career of John Brack.

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Portrait 39

March - May 2011

This issue features the National Photographic Portrait Prize, Neil Murray, Lee Tulloch on Stuart Campbell, Joseph Banks, Scott Redford and more.

Portrait 37

September - November 2010

This issue features Jenny Sages, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, Brook Andrew's portrait of Marcia Langton, Nicholas Harding, Lola Montez, Mick Molloy and more.
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