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Bryan Westwood
Biography
Bryan Westwood (1930-2000) was a painter and printmaker who twice won the Archibald Prize, for his portrait of artist and critic Elwyn Lynn (1989) and of the then Prime Minister, Paul Keating (1992).
10 portraits in the collection
Bryan Westwood
Another painter in the studio: Tim Storrier, 1982
Portrait, oil on masonite
Purchased 2012
Bryan Westwood
James Oswald Fairfax, c. 1991
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Bryan Westwood
Sir Ian Potter, 1973
Portrait, oil on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Primrose Potter 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Bryan Westwood
Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien, 1980
Portrait, oil with fibre-tipped pen underdrawing on composition board
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2002
Bryan Westwood
Sir Ian McLennan, c. 1978
Portrait, oil on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of BHP Billiton 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Bryan Westwood
Sketch for portrait of Bart Cummings, 1986
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002
Bryan Westwood
Sir Vincent Fairfax, 1981
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Bryan Westwood
Sir Warwick Fairfax, 1981
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Bryan Westwood
First study for portrait of Malcolm Fraser, 1981
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Bryan Westwood
Portrait of Brian Dunlop, c. 1972
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on cardboard
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Adam Knott
Bryan Brown, 2008
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013
Peter Brew-Bevan
Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown, 2006 (printed 2020)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2020
A quiet moment
Magazine article by Helene Ladomirska, 2006
As Bryan Westwood’s portrait of Brian Dunlop hangs adjacent to Brian Dunlop’s portrait of the philanthropist Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, we see the artist of one work as the subject of the other.
Bryan Brown AM
Biography
Bryan Brown AM (b. 1947), actor and producer, worked as an insurance salesman before doing theatre in Australia and London.
2 portraits in the collection
Robyn Beeche
Leigh Bowery, 1984
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of Claudia Hyles, Dr Christiane Lawin-Bruessel, Gwenda Matthews, Gael Newton, Anne O'Hehir, Susan Smith and Dominic Thomas in memory of our friend, Robyn Beeche 2016