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King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
Leah King-Smith
Contributing artists
Born: 1957, Gympie, QLD
Works: Brisbane
King Edward Terrace
Behind the street name
Visiting the gallery
King Edward Terrace was named in honour of King Edward VII (1841-1910)
Bringing down a kingdom
Lust
The king and the showgirl
An international troupe of two
It's Complicated
Office romance
Blue Wolf, 2014
by Imogen Henry
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Finalist, MDPA 2014
Our only concern is the void, 2013
by Nik Lee
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Winner, MDPA 2013
Location
Plan your visit
We’re on King Edward Terrace in front of the High Court and next to the National Gallery of Australia. We are open every day of the year from 10am to 5pm, except 25 December.
The Mosh Pit
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More photographs by Bob King, Stuart Spence, 'pling, Tony Mott, and Wendy McDougall.
Parking
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Parking is available in our underground car park every day of the week. Fees apply.
Favourite portraits
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National Portrait Gallery staff introduce their favourite portraits from the exhibition.
The Lawson
Moustaches
It’s curious that one of the writers most associated with the toughness of Australian bush life was himself not an exponent of the matted, rugged bushman sort of beard.
Contributing artists
General content
Find out more from each of the artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.
Visiting the gallery
How to get here
Plan your visit
Maps and public transport information for your visit.
The Parkes
Beards
It wasn’t uncommon for the pro-beard fraternity of the mid nineteenth century to cite beards as a sign of wisdom on the grounds that Socrates and other ancient philosophers had worn them.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)
9 September 2022
Media
The National Portrait Gallery is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Throughout her 70-year reign, Her Majesty represented graciousness, humanity and stability during times of enormous social change.
The Lambert
Beards
Barbering manuals of the turn of the century might describe this style as a ‘Van Dyck’, named after the Dutch painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) who is known to have adopted this look.