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Judy Cassab AO CBE
Portrait of Charles Blackman, 1979
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Warwick Evans 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Charles Blackman OBE
Girl (portrait of Barbara Blackman), 1969
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Purchased 2009
Charles Blackman OBE
Judith Wright with Barbara Blackman, c. 1956
Portrait, oil on paper laid down on board
Gift of Joanna McNiven 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Charles Blackman OBE
Untitled (portrait of Barbara Blackman), 1976
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Purchased 2009
Greg Weight
Charles Blackman, 1992
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sahlan Hayes
Charles Blackman, 2008
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
an unknown artist
Barbara Blackman, c. 1953
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Barbara Blackman 2004
Gorgi Dimcevski
Barbara Blackman, 2008
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Barbara Blackman 2009
The Family
by Charles Blackman
Portrait story
Meredith McKinney, subject of Charles Blackman's 'The Family', recounts memories from her childhood and the creation of the portrait.
Charles Blackman OBE
The chase, 1952
Portrait, tempera on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Rob and Paula McLean 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001
Charles Blackman OBE
Biography
Charles Blackman OBE (1928–2018), artist, studied at East Sydney Technical College and worked as a press artist for the Sun newspaper before moving to Melbourne, where he came to the attention of arts patron John Reed.
9 portraits in the collection
Charles Blackman OBE
Portrait of Georges Mora, 1956
Portrait, oil on paper laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Charles Blackman OBE
The family, c. 1955
Portrait, oil on board
Gift of Barbara Blackman 2000. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Penny Tweedie
Mark Blackman, c. 2000
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Rod McNicol
Jack Charles, 2011
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2013