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The highest honour

Bringing eminent scientist Frank Fenner and artist Jude Rae together for the National Portrait Gallery commission was like matchmaking.

Vintage Max

Gael Newton delves into the life and art of renowned Australian photographer, Max Dupain.

Portraits and other stories

As the National Portrait Gallery opens its exhibition of portrait and figurative work by veteran photographer Sam Haskins, the artist reflects on the highlights of his fifty-year career so far.

The fat of the land

Sir Sidney Kidman (1857-1935) is inscribed in Australian legend as the ‘Cattle King’. 

Small worlds

Bess Norriss Tait created miniature watercolour portraits full of character and life.

Star signs

Barry York charts the course from childhood request to autographed celebrity portrait anthology.

Donated duo

Dr Sarah Engledow writes about the gift of two striking paintings by the Australian artist Ken Done AM.

The bright-eyed Mariner

Wunderkind lost

Inga Walton on the brief but brilliant life of Hugh Ramsay.

Take thy face hence

Joanna Gilmour travels through time to explore the National Portrait Gallery London’s masterpieces in Shakespeare to Winehouse.

Confessional conversations

Fiona Gruber investigates the work of Australian painter Kristin Headlam.

The mind's eye

Christopher Chapman takes a trip through the doors of perception, arriving at the junction of surrealism and psychoanalysis.

Great Scots

Diana O’Neil samples the tartan treats on offer in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

Naked ambition

Joanna Gilmour dives into the life of Australian swimming legend Annette Kellerman.

Alter ego

Tom Fryer surveys the twentieth-century architectural project, and finds representation and the portrait were integral elements.

Starry knight

Aircraft designer, pilot and entrepreneur, Sir Lawrence Wackett rejoins friends and colleagues on the walls of the National Portrait Gallery.