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Mrs Cameron and the V&A
Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2003
In March 2003 Magda Keaney travelled to London to join the photography section of the Victoria & Albert Museum for three months.
Joan Alone
Magazine article by Julia Gillard AC, 2015
Julia Gillard pays poignant tribute to her friend and mentor, the late Joan Kirner, Victoria’s first and only female premier.
Portraits to dream in
Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2023
Magda Keaney on entwining the work of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron, two photographers working a century apart.
Hearts of Darkness
Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2006
The National Portrait Gallery's acquisition of the portrait of Edward John Eyre by pioneering English photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.
To startle the eye
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2012
National Photographic Portrait Prize judge Joanna Gilmour previews the 2012 exhibition.
Tribute
Bob Ellis
Magazine article, 2016
Bob Ellis (1942–2016) was a journalist, columnist, screenwriter, film director, playwright, speechwriter and critic.
All you can eat
Magazine article by Lauren Dalla, 2003
In February 2003 the National Portrait Gallery Circle of Friends brought Sir Robert Strong to Australia to present a series of lectures entitled The Artists & The Banquet- A History of Dining, which focused on the links between gardens and table decoration from the Renaissance to the Victorian Era.
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.
A Singular Line
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2003
A newly acquired work by Stella Bowen adds to the National Portrait Gallery's growing collection of important Australian self-portraits.
In the galleries
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2009
Christopher Chapman highlights the inaugural hang of the new National Portrait Gallery building which opened in December 2008.
On active service
Magazine article by Sam Bowker, 2007
The National Portrait Gallery has acquired an evocative depiction of soldier Peter Cosgrove by the Victorian-based painter, printmaker and sculptor Rick Amor.
Portrait of a patron
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2007
A new painting by Jiawei Shen captures the vision and resolve of the Gallery's founder, L. Gordon Darling AC CMG.
Conflicting images
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2008
Michael Desmond reveals the origins of composite portraits and their evolution in the pursuit of the ideal.
The Saint and the merchant
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010
Emanuel Solomon gave shelter to the Sisters of St Joseph upon the excommunication of St Mary MacKillop.
The art of dress
Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2023
Emma Kindred examines fashion as a representation of self and social ritual in 19th-century portraiture.
Study in scarlet
Magazine article by Angus Trumble, 2018
Angus Trumble reflects on the force of nature that was Helena Rubinstein.