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Ada Bird Petyarre
Biography
Ada Bird Petyarre (c. 1930–2009), painter and printmaker, was an Anmatyerre woman from the Northern Territory, and one of seven sisters who all became notable artists.
1 portrait in the collection
Ada Bird Petyarre, 1990
Anne Zahalka
Portrait, type C Duraflex print on paper
Gift of Leo Christie 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Suzie Petyarre Hunter
Biography
Suzie Petyarre (also spelt Pitjara) Hunter (b. c. 1966), painter, is an Alyawarre woman who lives a traditional life in the bush at Irrultja, Utopia.
1 portrait in the collection
Gloria Tamerre Petyarre
Biography
Gloria Tamerre Petyarre (c. 1938-1945), an Anmatyerre woman from Aknangkere Country, near Alice Springs, is one of Australia's most acclaimed Aboriginal painters.
2 portraits in the collection
Gloria Petyarre, 2005
R. Ian Lloyd
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Suzie Petyarre, 1994
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Gloria Petyarre, 1994
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Hon. B S. Bird MP
Biography
The Hon. B.S. Bird was delegate from Tasmania at the Constitutional Convention, Sydney, 1891.
1 portrait in the collection
Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE
Biography
Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE (1915–2009), aviatrix, decided she wanted to be a pilot when, at age eight, she saw a plane make an emergency landing on a beach near her home.
2 portraits in the collection
Nancy Bird Walton part 1
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1977
Nancy Bird Walton part 2
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1977
Nancy Bird Walton, c. 1973
Judy Cassab AO CBE
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer, 2003
Danelle Bergstrom
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004
The aviatrix
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009
Joanna Gilmour explores the extraordinary life of Australian female aviator Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE
The Memoirs of George Barrington, 1790
an unknown artist, J Bird & Simmonds
Portrait, octavo in fours, with an engraved frontispiece
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891 from Australasia Illustrated, 1891
an unknown artist
Portrait, engraving on paper (4 sheets)
Purchased 2009