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Shona Wilson, 1998
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Ross Wilson
Biography
Ross Wilson (b. 1947), musician and producer, started playing in bands as a schoolboy, fronting the Pink Finks and the Party Machine in the late 1960s.
3 portraits in the collection
Sir Samuel Wilson
Biography
Sir Samuel Wilson was elected to the British House of Commons in 1886.
1 portrait in the collection
James Wilson
Biography
James Wilson (1760–1840), naval officer, was the commander of a ship called the Duff, which in 1797 brought a group of missionaries from the London Missionary Society to Tahiti.
1 portrait in the collection
Call Me Daddy, 2014
by Claire Wilson
Image
A potpourri of portraits
Magazine article by Natalie Wilson, 2023
Archie 100 curator (and detective) Natalie Wilson’s nationwide search for Archibald portraits unearthed the fascinating stories behind some long-lost treasures.
William Hardy Wilson
Biography
William Hardy Wilson (1881-1955) - or Hardy Wilson, as he styled himself - is regarded as one of the most significant and visionary Australian architects of the twentieth century.
1 portrait in the collection
Fuzzy Leo (Leo Schofield), c. 2000
Martin Wilson
Portrait, woven shag pile rug
Gift of Nell Schofield 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The Boss, Ross Wilson, 2009
Chris Budgeon
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portriat Gallery
Gift of the artist 2011
Eagle Ross (Ross Wilson), 2005
Tessa Jones
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Captain Wilson, 1819
Freeman, T Hamilton
Portrait, Engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Margaret Wilson, 1990
Anne Zahalka
Portrait, type C Duraflex print on paper
Gift of Leo Christie 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Toby Wilson, Murwillumbah, 1966 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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.
Now Listen...
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2005
Artist Tessa Jones recalls creating her portrait of Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock singer and music producer, Ross Wilson.
Julian Rossi Ashton, 1933
Eric Wilson
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Philip Bacon AM 2012
William Hardy Wilson at Purulia, Warrawee, 1921 (printed by Max Dupain 1981)
Harold Cazneaux, Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the Simpson Family in memory of Caroline Simpson OAM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.