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Freeman Brothers
Biography
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
Cathy Freeman OAM
Biography
Cathy Freeman OAM (b. 1973) won the 400m Olympic Gold medal in front of her home crowd in Sydney in 2000 in one of the all-time great Australian sporting moments.
5 portraits in the collection
Professor Derek Freeman
Biography
Derek Freeman (1916–2001) was an anthropologist. Born in New Zealand, he gained his doctorate from Cambridge before moving to Canberra in 1955 to work at the Australian National University.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir John Hay, 1887
Freeman Brothers
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Cathy Freeman, 2000
David Caird
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of David Caird and Melbourne Herald Sun 2003
Alan Freeman, c. 1970 (printed 2002)
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Cathy Freeman, 1994 (printed 2010)
Bill McAuley
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Cathy Freeman, 1994
Montalbetti + Campbell
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Cathy Freeman, 1999
Kerrie Lester
Portrait, oil and hand-stitching on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 1999
Cathy Freeman, 1995
Montalbetti + Campbell
Portrait, direct positive colour photograph on paper
Gift of the artists 2003
Alan Freeman MBE, c. 1970 (printed 2002)
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Sir John Young, c. 1862
Freeman Brothers
Portrait, albumen paper photograph on carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Lady Hay, 1887
Freeman Brothers
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Mary Windeyer, c. 1891
Freeman Brothers
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on studio mount
Gift of J.B. Windeyer 2018
Captain Wilson, 1819
Freeman, T Hamilton
Portrait, Engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman, 1996
Ralph Heimans AM
Portrait, pencil and pastel on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001