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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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William Fernyhough

William Henry Fernyhough (1809-1849) was a sketcher, silhouette artist, lithographer and draughtsman who immigrated to Sydney in 1836.

13 portraits in the collection

Clive Shakespeare

Clive Shakespeare

Clive Shakespeare formed the soul/Tamla Motown cover group the Downtown Roll Band in 1968.

3 portraits in the collection

Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior

John Piper

Piper (life dates unknown), also known as John Piper, was a Wiradjuri man who acted as a guide to Thomas Mitchell’s surveying expedition along the Murray and Darling Rivers into present-day Victoria in 1836.

2 portraits in the collection

Considering Persephone - Gay Bilson

Considering Persephone - Gay Bilson

Considering Persephone - Gay Bilson

Considering Persephone - Gay Bilson, 2009

Portrait, watercolour on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Jan and Gary Whyte, Brian and Barbara Crisp, Gloria Kurtze, Jonathon Mills and Lawsoft Pty Ltd 2011

Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil, 1986 Bob King

The Mosh Pit

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More photographs by Bob King, Stuart Spence, 'pling, Tony Mott, and Wendy McDougall.

Gill Hicks video: 5 minutes 9 seconds

Gill Hicks

'I have found a peace within myself'

Peace advocate, author, musician and artist Gill Hicks on her portrait by Tony Kearney.

Frank Clune

Frank Clune

Frank Clune

Frank Clune, 1952

Jacques van Meergeren

Portrait, pastel with gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Tony Clune 1999

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Graham Kennedy, c. 1962 (printed 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Tony Sattler 2016

Youthful intrigue, 2014 by Stuart Elwin

Youthful intrigue, 2014

by Stuart Elwin

Lindy Lee - Birth and Death, 2006 by Robert Scott-Mitchell

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2007

Previous exhibition, 2007

Photography is the most pervasive and popular medium for portraiture and makes a natural fit with the Gallery, being a natural extension of the Gallery's longstanding commitment to photography as a contemporary portrait medium.

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Mel Gibson

POL

Portrait of a Generation

Previous exhibition, 2003

POL was a magazine that ran from 1969 to 1986

Study for the portrait of Aldo Giurgola

Study for the portrait of Aldo Giurgola

Study for the portrait of Aldo Giurgola

Study for the portrait of Aldo Giurgola, 2005

Portrait, gouache, fibre tip pen and natural pigment on colour photocopy

Gift of the artist 2005

Roslyn

Roslyn Oxley

Roslyn Oxley AM, gallerist and art dealer, was born Roslyn Walton, the daughter of John Walton, owner of the department store Waltons.

1 portrait in the collection

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Freeman Brothers

James Freeman, who is credited with bringing the wet-plate photographic process to New South Wales, arrived in Sydney in 1854 to join his brother William, who had arrived the year before.

9 portraits in the collection

Mr Mortimer Lewis

Little treasures

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2002

The acquisition of the ivory miniatures of Mortimer and Mrs Lewis.

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