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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Elaine Haxton
Elaine Haxton
Elaine Haxton
Max Dupain OBE

Elaine Haxton, c. 1940s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard King 2008
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Tracey Moffatt filming early land rights march
Tracey Moffatt filming early land rights march
Tracey Moffatt filming early land rights march
Elaine Pelot-Syron

Tracey Moffatt filming early land rights march, c. 1980

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

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Elaine Pelot-Syron

Biography

Elaine Pelot-Syron grew up in Miami and came to Australia to teach English in 1971.

1 portrait in the collection

Elaine Haxton

Elaine Haxton

Biography

Elaine Haxton (1909-1999), painter, graphic artist and theatre designer, grew up in Sydney.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Edward Hallstrom
Sir Edward Hallstrom
Sir Edward Hallstrom
Esme Bell

Sir Edward Hallstrom, c. 1960

Portrait, oil on masonite

Gift of the Musgrave Family 2018

Henry Mayer
Henry Mayer
Henry Mayer
Hugo Wolfsohn

Henry Mayer, 1965

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Elaine Mayer and Ms Vicky Mayer 2011

Henry Mayer
Henry Mayer
Henry Mayer
Hugo Wolfsohn

Henry Mayer, 1965

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Elaine Mayer and Ms Vicky Mayer 2011

Terry Snow and China
Terry Snow and China
Terry Snow and China
Jude Rae

Terry Snow and China, 2017

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Justin Garrick & Dharini Ganesan Rasu, Dino Nikias & Dimitra Nikias, Jim Windeyer, Claudia Hyles OAM, Sotiria Liangis AM & John Liangis, The Hon Mary Finn, Bill Farmer AO & Elaine Farmer, Tim Efkarpidis, Bob Nattey & Charlotte Nattey, Jennifer Bott AO, Keith Bradley, Dr Sam Whittle & Heather Whittle 2017

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Community Supporters

$250+
Honour board
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2018

Portrait Donors
Rev. Fred Nile, Festival of Light, Sydney

Fred Nile MLC

Biography

The Rev. Fred Nile MLC (b. 1934) Leader of the Christian Democratic Party was born and raised in King's Cross, Sydney.

1 portrait in the collection

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2011

Portrait Donors
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Patrons

$1,000+
Honour board
Unknown photographer Louise Lovely feeding gulls in a park, 1969

Jewelled nights

Magazine article by Dr Anne Sanders, 2017

Anne Sanders celebrates the cinematic union of two pioneering australian women.

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Alison Rehfisch

Biography

Alison Baily Rehfisch (1900–1975) was born Alison Green in Woollahra, New South Wales, to parents who 'were very interested in painting – in all the arts: music, literature, everything'.

2 portraits in the collection

Sam and the Perfect World, 2005

The news from Washington

Magazine article by Lauretta Morton, 2006

Australia's former Cultural Attache to the USA, Ron Ramsey, describes the mood at the opening week of the revitalised American National Portrait Gallery.

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