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Sue Ford
Biography
Sue Ford (née Winslow, 1943–2009), photographer, filmmaker and photo-media artist, grew up in the beachside suburbs of Melbourne and became interested in photography while on holiday in Europe at age 17.
2 portraits in the collection
Aunty Helen
Charlie Ford
Image
Sue Ford 1980-2006, 1980-2006 (printed 2013)
Ruth Maddison
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2013
Ed E. Ford, 1909
an unknown artist
Portrait, lithograph on postcard
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Discussion between Bob Hawke and Yunupingu, Burunga Festival, Northern Territory, 1988 (printed 2015)
Sue Ford
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2015
Juan Ford
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Juan Ford received a Master of Art, by research, from RMIT University in 2001. His many commissions include the National Gallery of Victoria’s interactive work You, me and the flock for Melbourne Now 2013/2014 and a project for Hotel de Immigrantes, a project in Manifesta 9, the European Biennale in 2012.
Charlie Ford
Vox pops
I had my medium format camera to take like a nice portrait of the family and just happened to see Helen in this really natural pose, shutting the gate to keep the dog away from the spit.
Bill Dix, Ford, Qantas,
Joe Greenberg
Portrait, watercolour, coloured pencil, crayon, gouache, felt tipped pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001
Miss Florrie Ford (Christmas pantomime with toy cat), 1930
Fielding, Leeds
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Sharing the dream?
It's Complicated
In love and war
Transience
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These paintings by Juan Ford and sculptures by Sam Jinks evoke the impermanence of human life.
Reflection
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A coincidence of intense self-reflection and the motif of the play-weapon occurs in the work of Melbourne artists Juan Ford and Michael Peck.
Stella Bowen
Biography
Stella Bowen, painter and writer, grew up in Adelaide, where she studied with Margaret Preston.
1 portrait in the collection
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General content
The exhibition features work from Jan Nelson, Natasha Bieniek, Patricia Piccinini, Juan Ford, Petrina Hicks, Ron Mueck, Yanni Floros, Sam Jinks, Michael Peck and Robin Eley.
Anneliese Seubert
Biography
Anneliese Seubert (b. 1973), fashion model, grew up in Cooma, New South Wales, her family having migrated from Germany when she was nine.
1 portrait in the collection
Self portrait, c. 1934
Stella Bowen
Portrait, oil on cardboard
Purchased 2003