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Robert McFarlane
Charles Perkins with Eileen Perkins, 1964 (printed 2021)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Tim Bednall 2021
Frank Hinder
Charles Perkins, 1974
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen, watercolour on paper
Gift of HOTA (Home of the Arts), Gold Coast 2019 with the encouragement of Patrick Corrigan AM
Robert McFarlane
Charles Perkins on bus to Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe, c. 1964 (printed 2015)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 1999
Robert McFarlane
Charles Perkins on bus to Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe, c. 1964 (printed 2003)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Michael Riley
Charles and Adam, 1990 (printed 2013)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2013
Juno Gemes
Kumantjayi Perkins at the Roma Forum, Brisbane, 1982
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Charles Perkins AO
Biography
Charles Perkins AO (1936–2000) was an Indigenous rights campaigner and bureaucrat.
6 portraits in the collection
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001
Thea Anamara Perkins
Rachel, 2021
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on gessoboard
Purchased 2022
Rod McNicol
Jack Charles, 2011
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2013
Edwin Dalton
Charles John Fairfax, c. 1860
Portrait, pastel on paper laid on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
George Baird Shaw
Charles Warman Roberts, 1878
Portrait, watercolour on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Thoms family 2011
Louis Kahan AO
Charles Lloyd Jones, n.d.
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Arthur Fleischmann
Sir Charles Mackerras, 1983
Portrait, cast bronze on mosaic tile panel
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sir Charles Mackerras 2009
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.
Thomas Woolner
Charles Joseph La Trobe, 1853
Portrait, cast bronze relief medallion
Purchased 2006