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John Edward Thornett MBE
Biography
John Edward Thornett MBE (1935–2019), former rugby union international, grew up in Sydney and was educated at Sydney Boys’ High where, in addition to being school captain, he excelled at rugby, swimming and rowing.
1 portrait in the collection
John Thornett, 1966
Lesley Moline
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of John and Vivien Thornett 2014
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
Bernard King
Biography
Bernard King (1934–2002), chef and television personality, grew up on a farm at Maleny in Queensland and appeared in his first talent quest at the age of eight.
1 portrait in the collection
Kenneth W. Catchpole OAM
Biography
Ken Catchpole OAM (1939-2017), former rugby union international, excelled at various sports in his school years in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, but began to show real prowess in rugby as a student at Scot’s College in the 1950s.
1 portrait in the collection
Mr King (Bernard King), c. 1979
Jon Waddy
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Tim Johnson, 1994 (printed 2018)
Gary Ede
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2018
Gallery unveils Portrait of Mark Ella
12 May 2016
Archived media releases 2016
Last night in Sydney, the National Portrait Gallery unveiled a newly commissioned portrait of Australian sporting legend Mark Ella AM.
Ken Catchpole, 2014
Gary Grealy
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by the Patrick Corrigan Portrait Commission Series 2014
Open Air
Portraits in the Landscape
Previous exhibition, 2008
Open Air is an exhibition of portraits of Australians in environments of particular significance to them.
Making Portraits
Five Years of National Portrait Gallery Commissions
Previous exhibition, 2004
The considered matching of artist to subject has produced an amazing collection of unique and original works in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery
Portrait Donors
Listed by year
Honour board
Australians in Hollywood
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2003
The exhibition Australians in Hollywood celebrated the achievements of Australians in the highly competitive American film industry.
Diamond Doll
Magazine article by Karen Vickery, 2016
Karen Vickery delights in a thespian thread of the Australian yarn.
Past present
Magazine article by Krysia Kitch, 2016
Krysia Kitch celebrates Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
The incomparable Beaton
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2005
To accompany the exhibition Cecil Beaton: Portraits, held at the NPG in 2005, this article is drawn from Hugo Vickers's authorised biography, Cecil Beaton (1985).