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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.

Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger, 1998 (printed 2017)

Tony Amos
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2020

Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger, 1998 (printed 2017)

Tony Amos
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2020

Alexis with moon, 2024 Amos Gebhardt

Alexis with moon

Amos Gebhardt
Image
Eric
Eric
Eric

Eric, 2020

Amos Gebhardt
Portrait, archival inkjet pigment print on paper, trifold hinged triptych

Purchased with funds provided by Susan Armitage 2024

Tony Albert (after Brownie Downing), 2016 by Tony Albert

Observation point

Magazine article by Tony Albert, 2017

I think the truest representation of someone is a portrait.

As long as you're here, 2013 by Tony Curran

Touchy touchy

Magazine article by Tony Curran, 2015

Tony Curran ponders whether our phones can change the course of painting.

Sabine Desrondaux - Woman of Letters, 2021 Tony Sowersby

Sabine Desrondaux - Woman of Letters

Tony Sowersby
Image
The Angels, Sydney Showgrounds, 1985 Tony Mott

The Angels, Sydney Showgrounds, 1985

Tony Mott
Image
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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 past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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