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Ethel Anderson and her daughter, Bethia

Ethel Anderson

Ethel Anderson (née Mason, 1883-1958), writer and artist, was an important figure in the Sydney modern art scene of the 1920s and 30s.

2 portraits in the collection

Boobook, 2016 by CJ Taylor

Boobook, 2016

Checkered Past, 2003 by Alex Epoff

Headspace 4

Previous exhibition, 2003

Facing Memory: Headspace 4 provides us with valuable insights into the thoughts, creative processes and art-making practices of secondary students from Year 7 to Year 12 from sixty-two schools in the Australian Capital Territory, regional New South Wales and Victoria

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Peter Nicholson

Peter Nicholson (b. 1950), poet and author, grew up in Sydney. He published his first volume of poetry and narrative, A Temporary Grace, in 1991.

3 portraits in the collection

Coral Browne

Coral Browne

Coral Browne

Coral Browne, 1975

Portrait, pencil with ink wash on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Portrait of Peter Nicholson, 1995

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Nicholson 2001

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Portrait of Peter Nicholson, 1995

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Nicholson 2001

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Portrait of Peter Nicholson

Portrait of Peter Nicholson, 1995

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Nicholson 2001

Cyril Henschke in his tasting room at Keyneton

Cyril Henschke

Cyril Henschke (1924-1979), winemaker, was a member of a well-established Barossa winemaking family.

1 portrait in the collection

Us Mob, Paddington Town Hall

Us Mob

Us Mob were an Aboriginal rock band active in the 1970s and 1980s. The band's members Rodney Ansell, Pedro Butler, Carroll Karpany and Wally McArthur formed the band at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music in Adelaide.

2 portraits in the collection

Manning Clark

Professor Manning Clark AC

Manning Clark AC (1915–1991), historian, lectured at the University of Melbourne from 1944 to 1949, when became Foundation Professor of History at Canberra University College.

4 portraits in the collection

Arcadia (Wayne Lynch and Bob McTavish)

Wayne Lynch

Wayne Lynch (b. 1951), surfer and surfboard shaper, grew up in Lorne, Victoria, not far from Bells Beach.

2 portraits in the collection

Marilyn, Marlene and Kelvin Kong

Professor Kelvin Kong AM

Kelvin Kong AM is a Worimi doctor who grew up in Port Stephens, New South Wales.

1 portrait in the collection

Manning Clark

Manning Clark

Manning Clark

Manning Clark, 1990

Portrait, woodcut on paper

Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts

2013-14 Acquisition Fund

This 1910 portrait of Elizabeth Sarah (Lillie) Roberts by Tom Roberts was brought into the Gallery's collection with the assistance of the Acquisition Fund in 2013.

Cyril Henschke in his tasting room at Keyneton

Cyril Henschke in his tasting room at Keyneton

Cyril Henschke in his tasting room at Keyneton

Cyril Henschke in his tasting room at Keyneton, 1968

Douglass Baglin

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005

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