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Sir Lloyd Dumas, 1955
Sir Ivor Hele
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Dumas Family 1999
Claude Charlick, 1961
Sir Ivor Hele
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of Gladys Lock née Charlick 2012
Senator Nancy Buttfield, 1958
Sir Ivor Hele
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of Senator Dame Nancy Buttfield DBE 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The Saints, 1978 (printed 2018)
Gary Ede
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018
Ed Sheeran
Colin Davidson
Image
'Amy-Blue' (Amy Winehouse)
Marlene Dumas
Image
Ola Cohn, c. 1934
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
Of Kings and men
Celebrating 100 years of the Historic Memorials Collection
Previous exhibition, 2011
This display celebrates 100 years of the Historic Memorials Collection and its role in commissioning portraits of parliamentary and judicial figures in Australia.
Dr Who?
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2002
It is not well known that the person who composed the famous theme music for the BBC's Doctor Who series was Australian Ron Grainer.
Idle Hours
Previous exhibition, 2009
Idle hours is an exhibition of luxurious beauty. Paintings, prints and drawings represent subjects in quiet moods and situations arranged according to the time of day they depict - reading, drawing, snoozing, bathing, sewing, gardening, sitting, looking, making love and spending tranquil time with companions. Works in the exhibition range from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.
Empire records
Magazine article by Kylie Scroope, 2011
Celebrates the centenary of the first national art collection, the Historic Memorials Collection, housed at Australia's Parliament House.
Robert Dessaix, 1998
Robert Hannaford AM
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Robert Dessaix 2000
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Observation point
Magazine article by Tim Storrier, 2013
Tim Storrier describes the influences on the development of his artistic style.
A Pioneering Life
Magazine article by Lauren Dalla, 2005
During her time in Australian politics, Dame Nancy Buttfield was an impressive advocate for equality for women and was responsible for ending the marriage bar for women in the Public Service.