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James Donovan
Biography
James T Donovan (1861–1922), journalist, Catholic historian and amateur singer, was born into an Irish Catholic family in Sydney and grew up in Womerah Avenue, Darlinghurst.
1 portrait in the collection
James T. Donovan, 1892
Tom Roberts
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased 2015
Dame Jean Macnamara, c. 1930
Donovan
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Merran Samuel (nee Connor) 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Janice McIllree
Biography
Janice McIllree (nee Wakely) (1935-2022), fashion model and photographer, began her modelling career in Melbourne in 1954, having graduated from Sydney's Mannequin Academy in 1952.
4 portraits in the collection
First Ladies
Significant Australian Women 1913–2013
Previous exhibition, 2013
First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years.
Oz and beyond
Magazine article by Diana Warnes, 2007
Martin Sharp fulfils the Pop art idiom of merging art and life.
The Royal she
Magazine article by Inga Walton, 2019
Traversing paint and pixels, Inga Walton examines portraits of select women in Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits.
Generous Janice
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2013
Dr Sarah Engledow puts four gifts to the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection in context.
Material culture
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2018
The Rajah Quilt’s narrative promptings are as intriguing as the textile is intricate.