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Hon. Gough Whitlam AC QC
Biography
Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (1916-2014) was prime minister from the end of 1972 to the end of 1975.
12 portraits in the collection
Gough Whitlam, 1975 (printed 2010)
Bill McAuley
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Gough Whitlam, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Gough Whitlam, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Gough... maintain the rage!, 1976
Frank Hinder
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper
Gift of Enid Hawkins 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The Hon E.G. Whitlam AC QC, 1980
Graeme Inson
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002
Prime Ministers
About Face article
On the day before the Hon. E. G. Whitlam, AC, QC, died last month, at the great age of 98, there were seven former prime ministers of Australia still living, plus the incumbent Mr. Abbott – eight in all.
Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke, c. 1976 (printed 2017)
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Gough Whitlam, 2005 (printed 2015)
Peter Brew-Bevan
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2015
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari, 1975
Mervyn Bishop
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2000
Robyn Archer and Gough Whitlam, 1986 (printed 2019)
Neil Duncan
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019
A handful of sand
Magazine article by Ellen Kent, 2007
Ellen Kent examines the portrait of Vincent Lingiari and Prime Minister Gough Whitlam taken by photographer Mervyn Bishop.
Whitlam & Snedden, 1974
Frank Hinder
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Enid Hawkins 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Gough and John, 1981
Peter van der Veer
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
The Hon Gough Whitlam, Ossie Cruse and Michael Anderson, 1981 (printed 2003)
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Dr Julie Dowling
Biography
Julie Dowling, an artist of Badimaya, Irish and Scottish Catholic heritage, was born in Subiaco, Western Australia and grew up in nearby urban and semi-rural areas.
2 portraits in the collection