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John Marsden

John Marsden

John Marsden (b. 1950), children's writer and social commentator, grew up in country Victoria and Tasmania and then attended the Kings School in Parramatta.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir William Charles Windeyer

Sir William Windeyer

Sir William Windeyer (1834-1897) was a politician and judge. One of the first undergraduates to study at the University of Sydney, he developed a particular interest in education and the rights of women - he was responsible for the Married Women's Property Act of 1879, and was Founding Chairman of the university's Women's College.

4 portraits in the collection

Tarcissius, 2006 by Heide Smith

Tarcissius, 2006

Portrait 58

Paul Cézanne, Bill Henson and Simone Young, Australian cinema’s iconic women, and feminist portraits by Kate Just.

Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia

Backstage on the way to the top

Living for the moment

Amanda, 2017 by Bill Gekas

Amanda, 2017

Stevie Wright

Stevie Wright

Stevie Wright (1947-2015), singer songwriter, came to Australia from England at the age of nine.

2 portraits in the collection

The Perch Creek Family Jugband, 2008 by John Van-Den-Broeke

The Perch Creek Family Jugband, 2008

by John Van-Den-Broeke

McLean Edwards, 2006 by Gary Grealy

McLean Edwards, 2006

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Nick Cave, 1994

Bleddyn Butcher

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002

Rowan Thomas, 2015 by Graham Caughley

Rowan Thomas, 2015

by Graham Caughley

Portrait of Zachary, 2023 Grace Costa

Portrait of Zachary

Thomas Wentworth Wills

Thomas Wentworth Wills

In their own words

In their own words

Linda and Binni

Linda and Binni

Linda and Binni

Linda and Binni, 1984 (printed 2013)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2013

Margel and Tarquin, Canberra

The Hinders: doyens of Australian modernism

Progressive partnership

Sir William Charles Windeyer

Sir William Charles Windeyer

Sir William Charles Windeyer

Sir William Charles Windeyer, 1892

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the family of Sir Victor and Lady Windeyer 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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