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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Billy Hughes
Billy Hughes
Billy Hughes
Will Dyson

Billy Hughes, n.d.

Portrait, pen and ink wash on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Portrait of Mr W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia
Portrait of Mr W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia
Portrait of Mr W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia
J H Barratt & Co Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent

Portrait of Mr W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, 1916

Portrait, photographic image on glazed ceramic tile

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ian Ross 2001

Billy Hughes paperweight
Billy Hughes paperweight
Billy Hughes paperweight
an unknown artist

Billy Hughes paperweight, n.d.

Portrait, cast iron, painted

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ric Techow and Jenny Techow-Coleman in memory of Roy and Bet Techow 2001

Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical
Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical
Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical
Bill Leak

Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical, 2001

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002

Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Louis Kahan AO

Robert Hughes, 1963

Portrait, mixed media on composite board

Gift of the Estate of Louis Kahan 2024. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Louis Kahan AO

Robert Hughes, 1962

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Purchased 1998

Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Louis Kahan AO

Robert Hughes, 1962

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1998

Hon Tom Hughes KC
Hon Tom Hughes KC
Hon Tom Hughes KC
Jiawei Shen

Hon Tom Hughes KC, 2001

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull 2003

Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Rex Dupain

Robert Hughes, 1996

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Billy Hughes bottle stopper
Billy Hughes bottle stopper
Billy Hughes bottle stopper
Mashman Bros Ltd

Billy Hughes bottle stopper, 1911-1921

Portrait, ceramic and cork

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009

Colin Madigan and Robert Hughes, Canberra
Colin Madigan and Robert Hughes, Canberra
Colin Madigan and Robert Hughes, Canberra
David Moore

Colin Madigan and Robert Hughes, Canberra, 1982 (printed 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
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

Preparatory study of Tom Hughes
Preparatory study of Tom Hughes
Preparatory study of Tom Hughes
Jiawei Shen

Preparatory study of Tom Hughes, 2003

Portrait, brown chalk and pastel on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull 2003

Preparatory study for the portrait of the Hon Tom Hughes KC
Preparatory study for the portrait of the Hon Tom Hughes KC
Preparatory study for the portrait of the Hon Tom Hughes KC
Jiawei Shen

Preparatory study for the portrait of the Hon Tom Hughes KC, 2001

Portrait, ball point pen on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull 2003

Robert H. Black MD
Robert H. Black MD
Robert H. Black MD
Nora Heysen AM

Robert H. Black MD, c. 1950

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on composition board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 1999. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of Mr W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia

William Morris Hughes

Biography

William Morris Hughes (1862-1952) was Labor and National Party Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923.

4 portraits in the collection

Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical

Robert Hughes AO

Biography

Robert Hughes AO (1938-2012) was the senior art critic for Time magazine and one of Australia’s famous expatriates of the 1960s.

6 portraits in the collection

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