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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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

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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

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Dominique Issermann

Dominique Issermann (b. 1946), a fashion, advertising and portrait photographer known for her striking black and white images, was born in Paris and became interested in photography as a teenager.

1 portrait in the collection

Tarcissius, 2006 by Heide Smith

Tarcissius, 2006

Paul Capsis

Paul Capsis

Paul Capsis (b. 1964), performer, was raised by his mother and grandmother in the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills.

1 portrait in the collection

Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia

Backstage on the way to the top

Living for the moment

Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

The spirit of the gift

Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2003

Former NPG Director, Andrew Sayers celebrates the support given to the Gallery by Gordon and Marilyn Darling.

Amanda, 2017 by Bill Gekas

Amanda, 2017

David Wenham

David Wenham AM

David Wenham AM (b. 1965), actor, studied drama at the Nepean College of Advanced Education (now the University of Western Sydney), graduating with a BA in Performing Arts in 1987.

1 portrait in the collection

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

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

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