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Renata Pari-Lewis and Jess Hill
Vox pops
It's really strange to see myself portrayed like that, because when you have those private moments it's only you having that private moment to yourself.
One Millionth Visitor to Portrait Gallery Touring Program
13 November 2017
Archived media releases 2017
The National Portrait Gallery is delighted to announce the Gallery’s Touring Exhibitions Program has welcomed its one millionth visitor.
A head for business and a heart for love
Lust
For love, not money
The last bushrangers
It's Complicated
Brothers in harms
Shirley Purdie
Contributing artists
Born: 1947, Gilbun – Mabel Downs Station, WA
Works: Warmun, WA
She saved his life. He showed her painting.
Nearest & Dearest
Leaders, painters, friends
A charming prospect
Nearest & Dearest
Family fortunes
A life shared
Devotion
Wartime romance
2015-17 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
From 2015 to 2017 the Acquisition Fund was focussed on Reg Richardson AM by Mitch Cairns, a finalist in the Archibald Prize 2014, and a great example of minimalist portraiture.
Who is Lillie Roberts?
Devotion
Talented wife for a talented husband
To coin a (farewell) phrase
Devotion
A penny for their thoughts
Storytelling
General content
The fourth row of paintings interweave Ngarranggarni, memories, relationships and Country.
2013-14 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
This 1910 portrait of Elizabeth Sarah (Lillie) Roberts by Tom Roberts was brought into the Gallery's collection with the assistance of the Acquisition Fund in 2013.
2012-13 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
The Circle of Friends Acquisition Fund for 2012 was dedicated to purchasing a portrait of David Malouf by Rick Amor.
Street fare
General content
The late Georgian and early Victorian working classes often bought their food in ale-houses, chop-houses and ‘penny pie shops’, or purchased their meals day after day in the streets.
2014-15 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
Kristin Headlam's portrait of Chris Wallace-Crabbe was acquired with the support of the Circle of Friends in 2014.