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James Donovan

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

Purchased 2015

Jason Donovan - Sealed with a Kiss record cover, 2004

Purchased 2025

Dame Jean Macnamara, c. 1930

Gift of Merran Samuel (nee Connor) 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Janice McIllree

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

First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years.

Oz and beyond

Martin Sharp fulfils the Pop art idiom of merging art and life.

The Royal she

Traversing paint and pixels, Inga Walton examines portraits of select women in Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits.

Generous Janice

Dr Sarah Engledow puts four gifts to the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection in context.

Material culture

The Rajah Quilt’s narrative promptings are as intriguing as the textile is intricate.