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Ada Jemima Crossley
Biography
Ada Jemima Crossley (1874–1929), singer, was one of several Australian-born divas to achieve an international reputation in the late nineteenth century.
2 portraits in the collection
Ada Crossley, c. 1900
Rotary Photo Company Ltd
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Roger Neill 2009
Ada Crossley, 1903
Talma Studios, Sydney
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, sepia tone on paper on card
Purchased 2022
Darren McDonald
Biography
Darren McDonald gained his Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) degree from RMIT in 2000, having completed an associate diploma in painting at the same institution.
1 portrait in the collection
Amy Castles
Biography
Amy Castles (1880–1951), soprano, was born in Melbourne and educated at schools in Bendigo, where her family lived from the early 1880s.
4 portraits in the collection
Self portrait, 1909
Bess Norriss Tait
Portrait, watercolour and bodycolour on cardboard
Purchased with funds provided by Barbara and Jim Higgins 2010
Amy Castles, c. 1899
Falk Studios
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012
Amy Castles, c. 1902
The Swiss Studios, Melbourne
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012
Rupert Bunny
Biography
Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (1864–1947) was one of the most celebrated Australian expatriate artists of his generation, achieving a degree of success in Paris in the 1890s and early 1900s that was unmatched by his peers.
3 portraits in the collection
Small worlds
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010
Bess Norriss Tait created miniature watercolour portraits full of character and life.
Doodles of the Diva
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010
Three tiny sketches of Dame Nellie Melba in the NPG collection were created by the artist who was to go on to paint the most imposing representation of the singer: Rupert Bunny.