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Sir Richard Kingsland, 1982
Gwen Eichler
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sir Richard Kingsland AO CBE DFC and Lady Kingsland 2002
Portrait of Alec Campbell, 2001-2004
Terry Eichler
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Gwendolene Pratt
Biography
Gwen Pratt FRAS (b.1917) is a traditional painter and portraitist in oil, watercolour and pastel.
1 portrait in the collection
Major General Alan Stretton, 1987
Gwendolene Pratt
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Stretton family 1999
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
2020 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 2020 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Sally Robinson's remarkable portrait of author Tim Winton.
Reflection
Magazine article by Michael Rosen, 2013
British novelist and poet, Michael Rosen, weaves a tale about his early encounters with creativity and the self-portrait of a childhood friend.
Annual Appeal
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Honour board
To Look Within
Self Portraits in Australia
Previous exhibition, 2004
This exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of self-portraits in Australia, from the colonial period to the present
Personal Politics
Magazine article by Dr Frances Borzello, 2001
Dr Frances Borzello, British art historian and author discusses the uniqueness of women's self-portraits. 
Take thy face hence
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2022
Joanna Gilmour travels through time to explore the National Portrait Gallery London’s masterpieces in Shakespeare to Winehouse.
Love my way
Magazine article by Inga Walton, 2022
Inga Walton delves into the bohemian group of artists and writers who used each other as muses and transformed British culture.
Portrait Donors
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Honour board