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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.

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Kiffy Rubbo 2, 1979
Kiffy Rubbo 2, 1979
Kiffy Rubbo 2, 1979
Robert Rooney

Kiffy Rubbo 2, 1979, 1979 (printed 2012)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Kiffy Rubbo 2, 1979

Kiffy Rubbo

Biography

Kiffy Rubbo (1944-1980) was director of the Ewing and George Paton Gallery at the University of Melbourne from 1973 to 1980.

1 portrait in the collection

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo
Arthur Murch

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo, 1935

Portrait, ciment fondu, patinated

Purchased 2000

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo

Biography

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo (1870-1955) was born in Naples and received classical art training in Italy.

1 portrait in the collection

Janine Burke, c. 1980
Janine Burke, c. 1980
Janine Burke, c. 1980
Robert Rooney

Janine Burke, c. 1980, 1980 (printed 2012)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait
Evelyn Chapman

Self portrait, 1911

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Pamela Thalben-Ball 2007

Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier
Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier
Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier
Harold Cazneaux

Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier, c. 1924

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Rose Lindsay
Rose Lindsay
Rose Lindsay
Anthony Browell

Rose Lindsay, 1970

Portrait, direct positive colour photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Self portrait in green hues
Self portrait in green hues
Self portrait in green hues
Roland Wakelin

Self portrait in green hues, c. 1962

Portrait, oil on composition board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Philip Bacon AM 2001
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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Alison Rehfisch

Double Self Portrait in Mirror, c. 1936

Portrait, oil on hessian

Purchased 2023

John Olsen - En plein air
John Olsen - En plein air
John Olsen - En plein air
Greg Weight

John Olsen - En plein air, 1996

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait
Frank Hinder

Self portrait, 1949

Portrait, pencil on paper

Gift of an anonymous donor 2007

Miss Evelyn Chapman, 1918

Lovers of light

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2008

Dr Sarah Engledow traces the significant links between Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo and Evelyn Chapman through their portraits.

Sidney Myer

Four from the 30s

Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2003

Australia's tradition of sculpted portraits stretches back to the early decades of the nineteenth century and continues to sustain a group of dedicated sculptors.

Meredith Rogers, September 1978

Meredith Rogers

Biography

Meredith Rogers, theatre director and academic, studied at the University of Melbourne and worked between 1974 and 1979 with Kiffy Rubbo at the Ewing and George Paton Galleries.

1 portrait in the collection

Self portrait

Evelyn Chapman

Biography

Evelyn Chapman studied with Dattilo Rubbo in Sydney and travelled overseas to paint in Paris, where she exhibited at the Salon.

1 portrait in the collection

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