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Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe
Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe
Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe

Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe, 2018

Shirley Purdie
Portrait, natural ochre and pigments on canvas (36 parts)

Purchased 2019

Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith)
Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith)
Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith)

Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith), 1988

Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Shirley Hazzard
Shirley Hazzard
Shirley Hazzard

Shirley Hazzard, 1980 (printed 2011)

Lorrie Graham
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

A Police Magistrate [Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt]
A Police Magistrate [Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt]
A Police Magistrate [Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt]

A Police Magistrate [Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt], 1874

Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times
Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

Max Meldrum
Max Meldrum
Max Meldrum

Max Meldrum, 1951

Graeme Inson
Portrait, oil on masonite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Shirley Greathead 2009

image not online

Equestrian self portrait, 2004

William Robinson AO
Portrait, colour lithograph on paper

Purchased 2022

Paul Capsis
Paul Capsis
Paul Capsis

Paul Capsis, 2004

Esther Erlich
Portrait, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Gift of the artist 2017

The Matildas
The Matildas
The Matildas

The Matildas, 2025

Angela Tiatia
Portrait, single channel 4K video, colour, sound, 23 minutes

Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2025

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