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Anne

Trent Nathan and Shane Barr, 1995 (printed 2018)

Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018

Don Walker, 2006

Henry "Seaman" Dan, 2009

Purchased 2010

Beyond the bow tie

Nathan Faiman delves into the rich life story and legacy of Alan Goldberg.

Jessie Street, 1929

Gift of the Street family and the Jessie Street National Women's Library 2010

John Gorton, 1997

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002

Portrait of Dr John Bradfield, c. 1920-1924

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the family of Dr J J C Bradfield 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Tribute

Betty Churcher AO (1931–2015), gallery director, author, painter and lecturer, was educated in Brisbane before studying art in London.

Betty Churcher

Recorded 2014

Betty Burstall

Recorded 1973

Betty Churcher

Betty Churcher discusses her career as the Director of the National Gallery of Australia.

Betty Cuthbert, 1955 (printed 2003)

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

hey, Betty (Portrait of Betty Churcher), 1990

Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Betty Burstall, 1945

Purchased 1998

Betty Churcher

The National Portrait Gallery mourns the loss of our colleague and friend Betty Churcher, AO.

Betty Churcher, 2008

Purchased 2013

Betty Churcher, 1994

Gift of the artist 2021

Betty Cuthbert, 2002

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002

Preparatory study for Betty Cuthbert, 2002

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002

Preparatory study for Betty Cuthbert, 2002

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002

Preparatory study for Betty Cuthbert, 2002

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002

Betty Muffler, 2021

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022

Betty Churcher, 2008

Betty Kuntiwa Pumani, 2021

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022

'The portraits of Captain Cook'

Betty Churcher describes the creation of the portrait of Captain James Cook in the National Portrait Gallery.

Mark and Nick Seymour, 1997

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Marcie Elizabeth Wilson, 1922

Gift of the Simpson family in memory of Caroline Simpson OAM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Harbour road, 2010

The Chameleon IV, 2015

Rhys Jones, 1991

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Betty Meehan 2013

Mysterious eyes

Boyd’s self-portrait at age 25 is joined by his equally emotive portraits of those around him.

Arthur Boyd Portraits

This is the first in a series of National Portrait Gallery exhibitions to survey the portraits painted by artists who are not thought of, primarily, as portrait painters

Carla Zampatti

Recorded 2019

Hop, skip, shoot

Former NPG Deputy Director, Simon Elliott talks with Ern McQuillan about his life and career as a sports photographer.

Dressing for dinner, 1992

Gift of the artist 1999. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

2022 Annual Appeal

In 2022 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Mayatjara by Robert Fielding, a series of 24 photographs of Elders of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara community.

Worth her salt

Jerrold Nathan's portrait of Jessie Street shows the elegant side of a many-faceted lady.

Tim Burstall, Andamooka (filming of the Last of the Knucklemen), c. 1979

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006

Brian Croser AO, 1998

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001

Peter Elliott, 1964

Gift of Richard Elliott 2016. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Presence and Absence

This exhibition focuses on exploring national and communal identity through sculptural production in Australia, from the early decades of settlement through to the present day

2014-15 Acquisition Fund

Kristin Headlam's portrait of Chris Wallace-Crabbe was acquired with the support of the Circle of Friends in 2014.

Reg Livermore, Pitt Street, Sydney, 1965 (printed 2020)

Purchased 2020

David Williamson, 1974 (printed 2001)

Purchased 2001

The life of Bryant

Tenille Hands explores a portrait prize gifted to the National Screen and Sound Archive.

Celebrity cutpurse

Grace Carroll discusses the portrait of the late-eighteenth century gentleman pickpocket George Barrington.

How to be a boy

Christopher Chapman profiles Chris Lilley, actor and creator of Angry Boys.

Making Portraits

The considered matching of artist to subject has produced an amazing collection of unique and original works in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery

First Ladies

First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

In its second year at the National Portrait Gallery, and for the first time touring to other venues, the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 continues to present surprising perspectives on the nature of contemporary portrait photography.

Unpacked

Rebecca Ray reflects on Robert Fielding’s Mayatjara series, honouring songlines and intergenerational knowedge.

The more things change

National Photographic Portrait Prize curator, Sarah Engledow, finds reward in a difficult task and ultimately uncovers the essence of portraiture.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023

The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023

We encourage you to look, to feel, to think, to question and most importantly, to identify and connect.

The 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize

Shea Kirk’s portrait of friend and fellow-artist Emma Armstrong-Porter has won the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Every flap, fold and bulge

Time and light

This sample of 56 photographs takes in some of the smallest photographs we own and some of the largest, some of the earliest and some of the most recent, as well as multiple photographic processes from daguerreotypes to digital media.

Uncommon Australians

This exhibition showcases portraits acquired through the generosity of the National Portrait Gallery’s Founding Patrons, L Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling AC.

Boyd to man

Christopher Chapman looks at influences and insight in the formative years of Arthur Boyd.

Portrait Donors

The family scene

Traudi Allen discovers sensitivity, humour and fine draughtsmanship in the portraiture of John Perceval.

Stigma stigmata

Angus Trumble provides poignant context for Aña Wojak’s portrait of Tony Carden.

The silent partner

One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.

The bright-eyed Mariner

Australia’s great internationalists

Penelope Grist explores the United Nations stories in the Gallery’s collection.

The Rothschilds, the Montefiores, and the Victorian Gold Rush

Some years ago my colleague Andrea Wolk Rager and I spent several days in the darkened basement of a Rothschild Bank, inspecting every one of the nearly 700 autochromes created immediately before World War I by the youthful Lionel de Rothschild.

Naked nostalgia

Penelope Grist reminisces about the halcyon days of a print icon, before the infusion of the internet’s shades of grey.

Faces of war

Lesley Harding, Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne explores Albert Tucker’s experience of World War II, his interests in the intersection between psychology and creativity, and their influence on his portrait making.

Prima facie

Sarah Engledow casts a judicious eye over portraits in the Victorian Bar’s Peter O’Callaghan QC Portrait Gallery.