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Bart Willoughby, c. 2000

Gift of the artist 2004

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march, 1982

Gift of the artist 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait "The Dance - David McAllister", 2016

Commissioned with funds provided by The Stuart Leslie Foundation 2016

Boy with surfboard cross: David Rastovich, 1999 (printed 2005)

Gift of the artist 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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Cecil Beaton

Accomplished illustrator, painter, writer and diarist, set designer and one of the most distinguished photographers of the twentieth century, Cecil Beaton is renowned for his portraits of well known faces from the worlds of fashion, literature, and film.

National Portrait Gallery Director announced

The National Portrait Gallery welcomes Angus Trumble

Hide/Seek

David Ward writes about the exhibition Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture on display at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington.

Indexing, the art of

The first index I created was for my first book, and, to my astonishment, that was almost twenty-five years ago.

2020 Annual Appeal

In 2020 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Sally Robinson's remarkable portrait of author Tim Winton.

Meeting by Murder

The story behind two colonial portraits; a lithograph of captain and convict John Knatchbull and newspaper illustration of Robert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrooke.

Australian Love Stories

A major new exhibition celebrating love in all its guises. Opening 20 March 2021.

Collection: Icons

When a portrait communicates determination and individuality as boldly as these do, it has the potential to become an iconic image. For the Gallery’s 20th birthday this display brings together a group contemporary photographic portraits of inspiring women and men.