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Sir George Young
Biography
Sir George Young (1732–1810), naval officer, first went to sea at the age of fourteen and saw action in Europe and India before joining the East India Company’s marine in 1753.
1 portrait in the collection
John Young
Biography
John Young, mezzotint engraver, studied under Valentine Green then worked with several of the painters who collaborated with Green, notably Benjamin West, John Hoppner and Johann Gerhard Huck.
1 portrait in the collection
Simone Young AM
Biography
Simone Young AM (b. 1961) is one of the leading conductors of her generation.
1 portrait in the collection
Angus Young
Biography
Angus Young (b. 1955), guitarist and songwriter, was a founding member of Australia's most successful ever band, AC/DC.
3 portraits in the collection
Sir John Young
Biography
Sir John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807-1876), governor of New South Wales from 1861 to 1867, was the son of a director of the East India Co.
1 portrait in the collection
Nick Young
Biography
Full time professional artist represented by the Woollahra Times Gallery in Sydney and Hart Galleries in Queensland..
1 portrait in the collection
Gary Ede
Biography
Gary Ede, born in California, began his photographic career in London in the 1970s, photographing authors and celebrities for book publishers.
20 portraits in the collection
Gary Ella
Biography
Gary Ella (b. 1960) is a Yuin and Bidjigal man who grew up in La Perouse with eleven siblings.
1 portrait in the collection
Gary Heery
Biography
Gary Heery, photographer, was born in Sydney, where he studied sociology and psychology at the University of New South Wales.
1 portrait in the collection
Gary Grealy
Biography
Gary Grealy (b. 1950) has established himself over many years as one of Sydney’s leading commercial and portrait photographers with work commissioned by leading advertising agencies and major national and international clients.
11 portraits in the collection
Gary Catalano
Biography
Gary Catalano (1947-2002), poet and critic, was educated at Sydney’s Trinity Grammar and worked in a variety of jobs before a series of Australia Council grants in the late 1970s enabled him to devote himself full-time to writing.
3 portraits in the collection
Gary Foley
Biography
Gary Foley (b. 1950) is a Gumbainggir activist, actor, historian, curator and academic.
2 portraits in the collection
Phillip Noyce AO
Biography
Phillip Noyce AO (b. 1950), director, was part of the first student intake at the Australian Film and Television School in 1973.
2 portraits in the collection
Mark Ella AM
Biography
Mark Ella AM (b. 1959) was one of four Australians named amongst the eleven inaugural ‘legends’ of the International Rugby Board Hall of Fame in 2013.
1 portrait in the collection
John Marsden
Biography
John Marsden (1950–2024), author of Tomorrow, when the war began, is credited with encouraging generations of young people to read.
1 portrait in the collection
John Witzig
Biography
John Witzig, photographer, writer and designer, contributed his first piece to Surfing World in 1963.
5 portraits in the collection