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Len Evans AO OBE
Biography
Len Evans AO OBE (1930-2006), wine expert, writer and company chairman, pioneered wine columns in Australia with his 'Cellar Master' column in The Bulletin (1962-1988).
1 portrait in the collection
Ada E. Evans
Biography
Ada Emily Evans (1872–1947) was the first Australian woman to attain a law degree and the first woman admitted to the Bar in New South Wales.
1 portrait in the collection
William Evans
Biography
The draftsman and engraver William Evans reproduced many of Sir William Beechey’s portraits including that of King George..
3 portraits in the collection
Marianne Egan
Biography
Mary Anne Egan (also Marianne or Marian, née Cheers, 1818–1857), was born in Sydney, the daughter of ex-convicts.
1 portrait in the collection
Coral Browne
Biography
Coral Browne (1913-1991) was an Australian actress who left for England in 1934.
1 portrait in the collection
Stella Bowen
Biography
Stella Bowen, painter and writer, grew up in Adelaide, where she studied with Margaret Preston.
1 portrait in the collection
Rhys Graham
Biography
Filmmaker and writer Rhys Graham has worked across a number of moving image forms.
1 portrait in the collection
Selina Ou
Biography
Selina Ou (b. 1977), a Melbourne-based photographer, established her reputation through photographs of figures in urban environments that teem with detail, such as streets, convenience stores, workshops, hardware outlets and pharmacies.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir William Beechey
Biography
Sir William Beechey, portrait painter and pupil of Johann Zoffany, was greatly influenced by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
1 portrait in the collection
Richard Bonynge AO CBE
Biography
Richard Bonynge AO CBE (b. 1930), conductor, won a scholarship to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music when he was twelve.
1 portrait in the collection
Murray Tyrrell AM
Biography
Murray Tyrrell AM (1921-2000) was a winemaker. Born in the Hunter Valley, Tyrrell served in the Pacific during World War II and became a cattle trader when he was repatriated.
1 portrait in the collection
Bon Scott
Biography
Ronald 'Bon' Scott (1946-1980) had come to Australia with his family in 1952, aged six, had lived in Melbourne and Fremantle, where he joined a pipe band; had dropped out of school at fifteen; and had spent some time in custody.
1 portrait in the collection
Dave Tice
Biography
Dave Tice (b. 1950) was the lead singer for the trailblazing Australian hard rock band Buffalo.
1 portrait in the collection