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Private practice
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2008
David Smith portrayed Dr Henry Crock without the accoutrements of an orthopaedic surgeon, adding to the National Portrait Gallery's collection of eminent Australian medical practitioners. 
Regarding Henrys
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2015
Sarah Engledow ponders the divergent legacies of Messrs Kendall and Lawson.
Observation point
Magazine article by Sally Robinson, 2017
Every face is different and every face is fascinating, but I find an elderly one particularly intriguing.
Pigeon coup
Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2006
Glenn McGrath makes a strong impact on the English batsmen and the walls of the National Portrait Gallery.
The art of conciliation
Magazine article by Gareth Knapman, 2017
Gareth Knapman explores the politics and opportunism behind the portraits of Tasmania’s Black War.
Sketches and sermons
Magazine article by Jessica Smith, 2009
Jessica Smith looks at the 'fetching' portrait of Tasmania's first Anglican Bishop, Francis Russell Nixon by George Richmond
Creative space
Magazine article by Eric Smith, 2004
Eric Smith describes the agony and finally the ecstasy of winning the 1982 Archibald Prize with the portrait of Peter Sculthorpe.
Portrait of a Modernist
Magazine article by Dimity Goldie, 2003
The National Portrait Gallery acquired the self-portrait by Grace Cossington Smith in 2003.
Be bold
Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2007
The name of Florence Broadhurst, one of Australia’s most significant wallpaper and textile designers, is now firmly cemented in the canon of Australian art and design.
Modern Australian Women
Magazine article by Gillian Raymond, 2005
Close contemporaries, Thea Proctor, Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith were frequently sources of inspiration and irritation to each other.
The considered life
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2010
Andrew Sayers asks whether a portrait can truly be the examination of a life.
Painting mates
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2011
Michael Desmond discusses Fred Williams' portraits of friends, artist Clifton Pugh, David Aspden and writer Stephen Murray-Smith, and the stylistic connections between his portraits and landscapes.
The Wonder Years
Magazine article by Sarah Hill, 2001
Sarah Hill introduces the portrait busts of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm by Enid Fleming.
Fits of delicacy and despair
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009
Henry Mundy's portraits flesh out notions of propriety and good taste in a convict colony.
Portrait 27
March - May 2008
Magazine
This issue of Portrait Magazine feature Lucian Frued, John Witzig, colonial death portraits, William Kinghorne, Henry Crock, and more.
Portrait 7
March - May 2003
Magazine
This issue of Portrait Magazine features Grace Cossington Smith, the Fairfax portrait gift and Lewis Morley's photographs.