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Lewis Morley
Peter Sculthorpe, 1977 (printed 2002)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Eric Smith
Peter Sculthorpe, 1982
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004
David Moore
Peter Sculthorpe, c. 1969
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1998
David Moore
Russell Drysdale and Peter Sculthorpe, Tallow Beach, New South Wales, 1969 (printed 2000)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001
Peter Sculthorpe
'Brings in the sun'
Portrait story
Legendary Australian composer, Peter Sculthorpe, describes the development of his career.
Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE
Biography
Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE (1929–2014), composer, was born in Launceston and began music lessons around age seven, writing his first compositions by torchlight under the bedclothes at night.
4 portraits in the collection
Peter Schipperheyn
Bust of Peter Garrett, 1991-2016
Portrait, carved marble on travertine marble base
Gift of the artist 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
David Moore
Portrait of Peter Nicholson, 1995
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Nicholson 2001
David Moore
Portrait of Peter Nicholson, 1995
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Nicholson 2001
David Moore
Portrait of Peter Nicholson, 1995
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Nicholson 2001
Deidre But-Husaim
The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy, 2018
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC and Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018
Douglas Thompson
Peter Travis, 1971 (printed 2009)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Julie Edgar
Peter Brock, 2000-2001
Portrait, cast bronze on granite base
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Kerrie Lester
A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, 1995
Portrait, oil and hand-stitching on canvas
Gift of Peter Weiss AO 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Ern McQuillan OAM
Peter Thomson, 1970
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2004
Deidre But-Husaim
Study for The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy, 2018
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC and Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018