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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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David Malouf

David Malouf

David Malouf

David Malouf, 1980

Jeffrey Smart AO

Portrait, pencil on paper

Gift of Dr Gene Sherman AM and Brian Sherman AM 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of Jill Neville

Jill Neville

Jill Neville (1932–1997), writer and critic, grew up in Sydney and attended a Blue Mountains boarding school.

1 portrait in the collection

I think of my Culture

I think of my Culture

I think of my Culture

I think of my Culture, 1989

Jeffrey Samuels

Portrait, watercolour, pen, brush and ink on paper

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

Nam Le

Nam Le

Nam Le

Nam Le, 2010

Rozalind Drummond

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2010

George Molnar

George Molnar

George Molnar

George Molnar, 1983

Judy Cassab AO CBE

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

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Elaine Pelot-Syron

Elaine Pelot-Syron grew up in Miami and came to Australia to teach English in 1971.

1 portrait in the collection

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Nikki Toole

Scottish-born photographer Nikki Toole (b. 1965) studied film and photography in London and Edinburgh before moving to Melbourne.

3 portraits in the collection

Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, 2000

Australian Tapestry Workshop, Merrill Dumbrell, Christopher Pyett, Normana Wight

Portrait, warp: cotton No.12 seinetwine; weft: wool and cotton

Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2000

Robert Manne

Robert Manne AO

Robert Manne (b. 1947), academic and writer, grew up in Melbourne, the child of European Jewish refugees.

1 portrait in the collection

Stephen, Russell and David Page

Bangarra brothers: songman, storyteller, dancer

Creative kin

Gooseberry, widow of King Bungaree

Gooseberry, widow of King Bungaree

Gooseberry, widow of King Bungaree

Gooseberry, widow of King Bungaree, 1836

William Fernyhough

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Robert Edwards AO 1999
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Alexander Maurice Ramsay

Alexander Ramsay

Alexander Ramsay CBE (1914-1978), public servant, trained and worked as a teacher before gaining his degree at the University of Adelaide in 1941.

1 portrait in the collection

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Peter Porter, 2004

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and permanent marker on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004

Ann Moyal

Ann Moyal

Ann Moyal

Ann Moyal, 1957

Pamela Thalben-Ball

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Ann Moyal 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Jeffrey Smart

Jeffrey Smart

Jeffrey Smart

Jeffrey Smart, 1992

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Joan Croll

Joan Croll

Joan Croll

Joan Croll, 1976

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Frank Croll and Dr Joan Croll AO 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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