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Somewhere to hang your cap
Magazine article by Beatrice Thompson, 2007
A pair of portraits by John Brack; Portrait of Kym Bonython and Portrait of Mr Bonython's speedway cap combine to create a quirky depiction of their subject.
Family collective
Magazine article by Beatrice Gralton, 2013
Beatrice Gralton looks at a larger than life portrait by Chinese artist Song Dong.
Tom Thompson
Biography
Tom Thompson (b. 1953) is a publisher and writer. During the 1980s he worked as a journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald and as publishing coordinator of the Encyclopedia of the Australian People (for the Australian Bicentennial Authority) before moving to Collins, for which he developed the Imprint label in 1988.
2 portraits in the collection
Writing on the Wall, 2019
Dr Christian Thompson AO
Image
Eva and Finn, 2016
by Noah John Thompson
Image
Col Levy, 1971 (printed 2009)
Douglas Thompson
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Les Blakebrough, 1971 (printed 2009)
Douglas Thompson
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Little Pattie, 1966 (printed 2019)
Ern McQuillan OAM
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2019
Jack Thompson, 2013
Dr Julie Dowling
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and red ochre on canvas
Purchased 2015
Jack Thompson on the set of Spyforce, 1970 (printed 2012)
Brian McInerney
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
James Gleeson, 1974 (printed 2014)
Douglas Thompson
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Peter Travis, 1971 (printed 2009)
Douglas Thompson
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Peter Rushforth, 1971 (printed 2009)
Douglas Thompson
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009