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Jozef Vissel
Thea Astley, 1985 (printed 2006)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006
Thea Astley
Biography
Thea Astley (1925-2004), novelist, was born in Brisbane and studied arts at the University of Queensland before becoming a teacher.
1 portrait in the collection
an unknown artist
Thea Proctor, c. 1896
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Thea Bryant (Proctor) 2005
Thea Proctor
Self portrait, 1921
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Ross family in memory of Noel and Enid Eliot 2013
Thea Anamara Perkins
Rachel, 2021
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on gessoboard
Purchased 2022
Thea Proctor
Portrait of Diana Pockley, c. 1945
Portrait, watercolour and pencil on paper
Gift of Dr Simon Pockley, in memory of Diana Pockley 2023. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Thea Anamara Perkins
Biography
Thea Anamara Perkins (b. 1992) is an Arrernte/Kalkadoon artist whose practice incorporates portraiture and landscape to depict authentic representations of First Nations peoples and Country.
1 portrait in the collection
Thea Proctor
Biography
Thea Proctor (1879–1966), artist and stylesetter, trained at the Julian Ashton School before leaving Australia for London in 1903.
3 portraits in the collection
The world of Thea Proctor
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2005
The world of Thea Proctor was the National Portrait Gallery's second exhibition to follow the life of a single person, following Rarely Everage: The lives of Barry Humphries.
The real Thea
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2015
Long after the portraitist became indifferent to her, and died, a beguiling portrait hung over its subject.
Charles Blackman OBE
Girl (portrait of Barbara Blackman), 1969
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Purchased 2009
Gorgi Dimcevski
Barbara Blackman, 2008
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Barbara Blackman 2009
Max Dupain OBE
Hera Roberts, 1936
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Rex Dupain 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Harold Cazneaux
Margaret Preston, c. 1930
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM and Barbara Corrigan 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Eric Wilson
Julian Rossi Ashton, 1933
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Philip Bacon AM 2012
Helen Stewart
Treania Smith, c. 1937
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift in memory of Tesse Lang by her husband Moshe Lang and family 2024. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.