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My dream job
Magazine article by David Thomas AM, 2012
Artist David M Thomas lists some of the ideas and influences behind his video portraits.
Inspiration + Realisation: John Singer Sargent
Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2006
Katherine Russell examines the art of Australian artist Paul Newton, referencing the portraiture of John Singer Sargent.
Jewelled nights
Magazine article by Dr Anne Sanders, 2017
Anne Sanders celebrates the cinematic union of two pioneering australian women.
The incomparable Beaton
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2005
To accompany the exhibition Cecil Beaton: Portraits, held at the NPG in 2005, this article is drawn from Hugo Vickers's authorised biography, Cecil Beaton (1985).
Seeing stars
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2013
Joanna Gilmour explores photographic depictions of Aboriginal sportsmen including Lionel Rose, Dave Sands, Jerry Jerome and Douglas Nicholls.
A sketch for some portraits
Magazine article by Judith Pugh, 2005
Judith Pugh reflects on Clifton Pugh's approach to portrait making.
The silent partner
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2015
One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.
All the way with K of K
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2016
Sarah Engledow bristles at the biographers’ neglect of Kitchener’s antipodean intervention.