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James Heath
Biography
James Heath commenced an apprenticeship with an engraver named Joseph Collyer at the age of fourteen.
2 portraits in the collection
Heath Ledger
Biography
Heath Ledger was born on the fourth of April 1979, in Perth, Western Australia.
3 portraits in the collection
Heath Bergersen
Biography
Heath Bergersen (b. 1976) is an Indigenous actor working across Australian television series and movies.
1 portrait in the collection
Sally Robbins
Biography
The rower Sally Robbins (b. 1981) remains best known for her performance in the Women's Eight final at the 2004 Olympics, during which she appeared to cease rowing 500 metres from the finish line, denying Australia a possible Bronze medal, igniting furious public debate, and earning herself the unshakeable nickname "Lay Down Sally".
2 portraits in the collection
Sally Robinson
Biography
Sally Robinson, born in England, studied at the National Art School in Sydney from 1970 to 1973, and in the following year took up a position as designer at the Australian Museum in Sydney.
3 portraits in the collection
Henry H. Glover
Biography
English lithographer and watercolourist Henry Heath Glover (c. 1810-1858) emigrated to South Australia in 1848 with his two sons - one of whom, Henry Heath Glover Junior (1828-1904) was also an illustrator and printmaker.
1 portrait in the collection
George A. Highland
Biography
George A Highland (1874-1954), theatrical producer, grew up in England, where, as a choirboy, he came to the attention of Arthur Sullivan.
1 portrait in the collection
Susie Porter
Biography
Newcastle-born Susie Porter (b. 1971) always knew she wanted to be an actor.
1 portrait in the collection
Rose Byrne
Biography
Rose Byrne (b. 1979), actor, was raised in the Sydney suburbs of Balmain and Newtown, and joined the Australian Theatre for Young People at the age of eight.
1 portrait in the collection
Australian Tapestry Workshop
Biography
The Australian Tapestry Workshop (formerly the Victorian Tapestry Workshop) was established in 1976, following two years of planning and research on the part of its founding patrons, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and Lady Joyce Delacombe.
2 portraits in the collection
Garry McDonald AO
Biography
Norman Gunston (1973-1993) was a fictional television character, conceived by writer Wendy Skelcher and developed by actor Garry McDonald.
1 portrait in the collection
Margaret Fink AO
Biography
Margaret Fink AO (b. 1933), film producer, was a key figure in the renaissance of Australian cinema in the 1970s.
2 portraits in the collection
Vincent Fantauzzo
Biography
Vincent Fantauzzo (b. 1977), award-winning portrait artist, was born in England and grew up in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
2 portraits in the collection
Sir John Gorton GCMG AC CH
Biography
The Rt Hon Sir John Gorton GCMG AC CH (1911–2002) was the nineteenth prime minister of Australia and the only senator yet to have served in the office.
5 portraits in the collection