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Hon. A L. Clark
Biography
The Hon. A.L. Clark was a delegate from Tasmania at the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891.
1 portrait in the collection
Dymphna Clark
Biography
Dymphna Clark (1916-2000), linguist, translator, chatelaine and matriarch, was born Hilma Dymphna Lodewyckx.
1 portrait in the collection
Thomas Clark
Biography
Thomas Clark, teacher and painter, arrived in Victoria from England in about 1852, having been anatomical draftsman at King's College London and headmaster of the Birmingham School of Design.
1 portrait in the collection
Tony Clark
Biography
Canberra-born artist Tony Clark moved to London with his family in 1960.
1 portrait in the collection
Bessy Clark
Biography
Pangernowidedic also known as Bessy Clark (c. 1825-1867) was a woman from the Port Davey district in south west Tasmania, the daughter of Tingernoop and Cordwanene.
2 portraits in the collection
Navin Rawanchaikul
by Christine Clark
Artist essays
Navin Rawanchaikul has built his practice around explorations of the transient nature of identity in a globalised world, and draws much of his material from his own experiences.
FX Harsono
by Christine Clark
Artist essays
FX Harsono was born in 1949, just as the independence of the Indonesian nation was being established.
Alwin Reamillo
by Christine Clark
Artist essays
Alwin Reamillo was born in Manila, Philippines in 1964. He studied painting at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, and began his career as a visual art teacher at the Philippine High School for the Arts.
Masters of modern Indonesian portraiture
Previous exhibition, 2014
Masters of modern Indonesian portraiture presents key modernist paintings and drawings along with a selection of contemporary works.
Beyond the Self
Contemporary Portraiture from Asia
Previous exhibition, 2011
This exhibition examines the representation of the self in current South and Southeast Asian art practice through the work of artists from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand
Professor Graeme Clark AO
Biography
Graeme M. Clark AO (b. 1935) is Laureate Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Melbourne and the Director of the Bionic Ear Institute.
3 portraits in the collection
Professor Manning Clark AC
Biography
Manning Clark AC (1915–1991), historian, lectured at the University of Melbourne from 1944 to 1949, when became Foundation Professor of History at Canberra University College.
4 portraits in the collection
William Clark Haines
Biography
William Clark Haines (1810-1866), first premier of Victoria, was educated at Charterhouse and Caius College Cambridge and practised as a surgeon in England before sailing to Victoria in 1842.
1 portrait in the collection
Manning Clark
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1967
Graeme Clark
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2017
Portraits and other stories
Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2006
As the National Portrait Gallery opens its exhibition of portrait and figurative work by veteran photographer Sam Haskins, the artist reflects on the highlights of his fifty-year career so far.