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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Ken Catchpole
Ken Catchpole
Ken Catchpole
Gary Grealy

Ken Catchpole, 2014

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by the Patrick Corrigan Portrait Commission Series 2014

Kenneth Myer DSC AC
Kenneth Myer DSC AC
Kenneth Myer DSC AC
Michael Meszaros

Kenneth Myer DSC AC, 1985

Portrait, cast bronze medallion on wood plaque

Gift of Dr Ray Marginson AM 2001

Kenneth Gillespie
Kenneth Gillespie
Kenneth Gillespie
Dean Beletich

Kenneth Gillespie, 2005

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 2015

Portrait of Kenneth Rowell
Portrait of Kenneth Rowell
Portrait of Kenneth Rowell
David Strachan

Portrait of Kenneth Rowell, 1967

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Margaret Olley 2002. Transferred from the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Kenneth Binns
Kenneth Binns
Kenneth Binns
Max Dupain OBE

Kenneth Binns, c. 1940s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sir Kenneth Coles
Sir Kenneth Coles
Sir Kenneth Coles
Sir William Dargie CBE

Sir Kenneth Coles, c. 1979

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Dame Margaret Scott
Dame Margaret Scott
Dame Margaret Scott
Kenneth Rowell AM

Dame Margaret Scott, 1949

Portrait, pen and ink, brush and ink and watercolour on paper

Gift of Professor Derek Denton AC and Dame Margaret Scott AC 2014. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Ken Wyatt
Ken Wyatt
Ken Wyatt
Alex Ellinghausen

Ken Wyatt, 2019 (printed 2020)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2022

MacKenzie family silhouette
MacKenzie family silhouette
MacKenzie family silhouette
Samuel Metford

MacKenzie family silhouette, 1846

Portrait, brush and ink, pen and ink, stencil cut-out with watercolour highlights on paper

Gift of the Estate of Nancy Wiseman 2007

Sir Arthur Coles
Sir Arthur Coles
Sir Arthur Coles
Sir William Dargie CBE

Sir Arthur Coles, c. 1971

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Bust of Frank McIlwraith
Bust of Frank McIlwraith
Bust of Frank McIlwraith
Barbara Tribe

Bust of Frank McIlwraith, 1937

Portrait, cast bronze, patinated

Gift of the Estate of the late Barbara Tribe 2009

"Poet of the Hawkesbury" Robert Adamson
"Poet of the Hawkesbury" Robert Adamson
"Poet of the Hawkesbury" Robert Adamson
Geoffrey Dyer

"Poet of the Hawkesbury" Robert Adamson, 2012

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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Jacqueline Mitelman

Fay Zwicky, c. 1981 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Jessie Street
Jessie Street
Jessie Street
Reginald Jerrold-Nathan

Jessie Street, 1929

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Street family and the Jessie Street National Women's Library 2010

Sidney Myer
Sidney Myer
Sidney Myer
Paul Montford

Sidney Myer, 1936

Portrait, cast bronze on wooden base

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Ali Cobby Eckermann and Lionel Fogarty at the Hawkesbury River
Ali Cobby Eckermann and Lionel Fogarty at the Hawkesbury River
Ali Cobby Eckermann and Lionel Fogarty at the Hawkesbury River
Juno Gemes

Ali Cobby Eckermann and Lionel Fogarty at the Hawkesbury River, 2014

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2015

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