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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.

Tresco Rowe
Tresco Rowe
Tresco Rowe
Judy Cassab AO CBE

Tresco Rowe, 1965

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Virginia Howard 2016
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Marilyn Rowe
Marilyn Rowe
Marilyn Rowe
Graham Thorley

Marilyn Rowe, 1981

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the family of Graham Thorley in his memory and in tribute to Marilyn Rowe 2010

Marilyn Rowe
Marilyn Rowe
Marilyn Rowe
Robert McFarlane

Marilyn Rowe, c. 1975 (printed 2017)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Marilyn Rowe

Marilyn Rowe AM OBE

Biography

Marilyn Rowe AM OBE (b. 1946), former prima ballerina, was the first graduate of The Australian Ballet School to become its director.

2 portraits in the collection

Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait
Michael Shannon

Self portrait, 1981

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Les Rowe 1998
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier
Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier
Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier
Harold Cazneaux

Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier, c. 1924

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Geoffrey Parsons
Geoffrey Parsons
Geoffrey Parsons
Michael Shannon

Geoffrey Parsons, 1972

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Les Rowe 1998
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Rose Lindsay
Rose Lindsay
Rose Lindsay
Anthony Browell

Rose Lindsay, 1970

Portrait, direct positive colour photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Therese Desmond
Therese Desmond
Therese Desmond
James Burnside

Therese Desmond, 1919-1920

Portrait, watercolour on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Madeleine Howell 2013

A G Stephens
A G Stephens
A G Stephens
an unknown artist

A G Stephens, c. 1910 (printed later)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Mervyn Horton
Mervyn Horton
Mervyn Horton
Judy Cassab AO CBE

Mervyn Horton, 1964

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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1998

Portrait Donors
Rose Lindsay

Rose Lindsay

Biography

Rose Lindsay (née Soady, 1885-1978), artist's model, posed for Sydney Long, Antonio Dattilo Rubbo and Fred Leist before she met Norman Lindsay in 1902.

5 portraits in the collection

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Lesley Moline

Biography

West Australian-born Lesley Moline (née O’Toole) studied at Perth Technical College before moving to Melbourne in 1933.

1 portrait in the collection

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Hayward Veal

Biography

Hayward 'Bill' Veal was born in Eaglemont, Victoria, and studied in Melbourne with AD Colquhoun and Max Meldrum between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four.

1 portrait in the collection

Mervyn Horton

Mervyn Horton

Biography

Mervyn Horton AM (1917-1983), editor, art writer and entrepreneur, founded the journal Art and Australia in 1963 and edited it until his death in 1983.

1 portrait in the collection

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