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Julia Margaret Cameron
Biography
Julia Margaret Cameron was of the most important photographers of the nineteenth century.
1 portrait in the collection
Julia Swan
Biography
Harriet and Julia Swan were daughters of the successful Hobart merchant John Swan (1796–1858), who emigrated to Van Diemen’s Land in 1823 with his wife and first four daughters.
1 portrait in the collection
Julia Matthews
Biography
Julia Matthews (1842-1876), actress and singer, came to Australia as a girl with her parents, and made her debut at Sydney's Royal Victoria Theatre in 1854, aged twelve.
1 portrait in the collection
Julia Gillard AC
Biography
Julia Gillard AC (b. 1961) was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from June 2010 to June 2013.
1 portrait in the collection
Clyde Cameron
Biography
Clyde Cameron (1913-2008), Labor politician and historian, worked as a shearer and union organizer before serving as a Member for Hindmarsh between 1949 and 1980.
1 portrait in the collection
Cameron Studios
Biography
Cameron Studios was a Maitland photographic business which operated from 1894..
1 portrait in the collection
Donald Cameron
Biography
Donald Cameron (1927-2018), Melbourne-born painter and teacher, attended Scotch College before beginning work as an engraver for the Commonwealth Bank in 1943.
2 portraits in the collection
Charles Cameron Kingston PC KC
Biography
Charles Cameron Kingston was a delegate from South Australia to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney, 1891.
1 portrait in the collection
Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM
Biography
Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM (b. 1934), choreographer, teacher and performer, was born in Adelaide and trained in classical ballet and modern dance with Nora Stewart.
1 portrait in the collection
Harriet Swan
Biography
Harriet and Julia Swan were daughters of the successful Hobart merchant John Swan (1796–1858), who emigrated to Van Diemen’s Land in 1823 with his wife and first four daughters.
1 portrait in the collection
Noah Taylor
Biography
Noah Taylor (b. 1969) left school at 16 to join Melbourne's St Martin's Youth Theatre.
1 portrait in the collection
Miranda Otto
Biography
Miranda Otto (b. 1967), actress, is the daughter of the prominent Australian actor Barry Otto.
3 portraits in the collection
Anthea da Silva
Biography
Based in Griffith, New South Wales, artist Anthea da Silva's abiding interest in life drawing and portraiture is an underpinning theme throughout her practice.
1 portrait in the collection
Bill Hunter
Biography
Bill Hunter (1940-2011), actor, spent five decades on Australian television and cinema screens.
1 portrait in the collection
Gino Zardo
Biography
Gino Zardo (b. 1968) is a Queanbeyan-born photographer who moved to New York in the 1990s, where he lived and worked for twenty years.
2 portraits in the collection
Douglas Kirkland
Biography
Douglas Kirkland, photographer, was born in Canada and started his career on small newspapers there.
1 portrait in the collection