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Arthur Calwell

n.d.
Louis Kahan AO

fibre-tipped pen on paper (sheet: 56.2 cm x 38.0 cm)
Arthur Calwell

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
© Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024

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Arthur Calwell

Listen: Arthur Calwell part 1

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Recorded 1967
Arthur Calwell

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Recorded 1967
2017.59
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Louis Kahan AO

Arthur Calwell

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Lily Kahan (52 portraits)

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