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The Wonder Years
Magazine article by Sarah Hill, 2001
Sarah Hill introduces the portrait busts of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm by Enid Fleming.
Pre-Raphaelite Profile
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2006
In 2006 the National Portrait Gallery acquired a splendid portrait of Victoria's first governor, Lieutenant Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe by Thomas Woolner.
Big bouquet of Blackmans
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2013
Dr. Sarah Engledow explores the context surrounding Charles Blackman's portrait of Judith Wright, Jack McKinney and their daughter Meredith.
Suave
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010
Charles Haddon Chambers the Australian-born playboy playwright settled permanently in London in 1880 but never lost his Australian stance when satirising the English.
Fine and dandy
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010
Whether the result of misadventure or misdemeanour, many accomplished artists were transported to Australia where they ultimately left a positive mark on the history of art in this country.
Charlie's angles
Magazine article by Stephen Phillips, 2017
Stephen Phillips talks to neurosurgeon Charlie Teo about his practice, perspectives and the anatomy of hope.
Peripheral vision
Magazine article by Aimee Board, 2020
Aimee Board chats to emerging photographer Charles Dennington.
Home and away
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
Sir William Dobell painted the portraits of Sir Charles Lloyd Jones and Sir Hudson Fysh, who did much to promote the image of Australia in this country and abroad.
Beguiling impressions
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2012
Sarah Engledow is seduced by the portraits and the connections between the artists and their subjects in the exhibition Impressions: Painting light and life.
Of beef in burgundy
Magazine article by Angus Trumble, 2017
Angus Trumble reveals the complex technical mastery behind a striking recent acquisition, Henry Bone’s enamel portrait of William Manning.
Life class
Magazine article by Leonie Hellmers, 2004
Barbara Blackman reflects on her experiences as a life model.
Sir William Dargie CBE
Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2003
Sir William Dargie, painter and eight times winner of the Archibald Prize for portraiture, died in Melbourne on July 26, 2003, aged 91.
All in the Family
Magazine article by Barbara Blackman AO, 2003
In 2000, Barbara Blackman donated a portrait of her close friends - poet Judith Wright, her husband Jack McKinney and their daughter Meredith - painted by Charles Blackman.
Private virtues public lives
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010
Family affections are preserved in a fine selection of intimate portraits.
Black tie or wombat: How formal should I go?
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2008
Michael Desmond discusses the portrait of Senator Neville Bonner by Robert Campbell Jnr.
Mrs Cameron and the V&A
Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2003
In March 2003 Magda Keaney travelled to London to join the photography section of the Victoria & Albert Museum for three months.