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Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines

Wolfgang Franz Otto Blass

Wolfgang Franz Otto Blass was born in East Germany in 1934 and at 15 began an apprenticeship in wine making and viticulture in his grandfather’s vineyard.

1 portrait in the collection

Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines

Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines

Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines

Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines, n.d.

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Ningali Lawford-Wolf

Ningali Lawford-Wolf

Ningali Lawford-Wolf (1967–2019), Wangkatjungka actor and dancer, was born at Christmas Creek Station in the Kimberley.

1 portrait in the collection

Ningali Lawford-Wolf

Ningali Lawford-Wolf

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1996

Crowned Madonna with kids, 2013 by Fiona Wolf-Symeonides

Crowned Madonna with kids, 2013

by Fiona Wolf-Symeonides

Felix, Petty Cash Café Marrickville, 2019 Fiona Wolf-Symeonides

Felix, Petty Cash Café Marrickville, 2019

Fiona Wolf-Symeonides

Ningali Lawford-Wolf

Ningali Lawford-Wolf

Ningali Lawford-Wolf

Ningali Lawford-Wolf, 1996 (printed 2016)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016

Blue Wolf, 2014

by Imogen Henry

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Finalist, MDPA 2014

Jack Charles

Jack Charles

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 2022

Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving)

Hugo Weaving AO

Hugo Weaving AO (b. 1960), actor, spent his childhood in England, Australia and South Africa before returning to live in Australia in 1976.

1 portrait in the collection

Jack Charles

Jack Charles

Jack Charles

Jack Charles, 2011

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2013

Jack Charles

Jack Charles

Jack Charles (1943–2022) was a revered Wiradjuri, Boon Warrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Woiwurrung and Yorta Yorta Elder, activist, actor, musician and artist.

1 portrait in the collection

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Danila Vassilieff

Danila Vassilieff, born in Russia, arrived in Australia in the early 1920s having served in a Cossack cavalry regiment, been captured by Communist forces and escaped via Persia and India to China.

1 portrait in the collection

The mahi-mahi, 2019 Rob Palmer

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020

Previous exhibition, 2020

The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.

Surfing, Noosa, 1970s Stuart Spence

The play’s the thing

About Face article

Penelope Grist charts an immersive path through Stuart Spence’s photography.

Self-Portrait, 1981 by Don Bachardy

Drawing inspiration

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2017

Christopher Chapman absorbs the gentle touch of Don Bachardy’s portraiture.

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