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NPPP 2012 exhibition essay
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Joanna Gilmour, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2012 Prize.
NPPP 2013 exhibition essay
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Joanna Gilmour, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2013 Prize.
The Waxworks
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Waxworks were among the various types of entertainment venue to emerge in Australian cities in the mid-nineteenth century.
The Dissecting Room
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Though initially developed by physicians, phrenology was taken up by certain non-medical practitioners who applied the theory to social questions such as education and criminal reform.
The Freak Show
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Many performers availed themselves of the services of photographic studios, posing for carte de visite portraits that served as souvenirs and as instruments in the making of renown and notoriety.
The Library
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By the end of the eighteenth century, crime, criminals and punishment were standard subjects for those engaged in the English print trade.
The Parlour
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The Victorian era has been described as one wherein death was a part of everyday experience. People died at home having been nursed in their final illnesses by family members.
The Portrait Gallery
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Photography played a significant role in the circulation of messages about law and order, and in the creation of sensation and celebrity.
In conversation with Jo Gilmour
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An Auslan interpreted program with Curator, Collection & Research, Joanna Gilmour, exploring some of the stories, artworks and people who have made it to our shores (and walls of the Gallery!).
Sideshow Alley: Infamy, the macabre & the portrait
5 December 2015
Archived media releases 2015
Bushrangers, oddities, true crime and scandal come together in this modern day cabinet of curiosities.
In Conversation
Rock Chick: Lindy Morrison, 12th March 2021
Recorded virtual programs
Lindy Morrison has played in her share of bands over the years. From jazz to pop to punk, she’s been an ever-present force in Australian music.
15 minutes of frame
NPG Wellington, Edinburgh and Canberra, 10th March 2021
Recorded virtual programs
Delve into the lives, loves and labour of the world’s most prominent portrait galleries in this international conversation series.
Acknowledgments
Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2023–25
The Gallery would like to acknowledge and thank the people who contributed their time and expertise to participate in the development of this DIAP.
The 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize
16 June 2023
Media
Shea Kirk’s portrait of friend and fellow-artist Emma Armstrong-Porter has won the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
NPPP 2012 learning resource
Learning resource archive
Exploring select works from the NPPP 2012. For secondary students.
NPPP 2010 exhibition essay
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Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2010 Prize.