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Amy Kingston
Biography
Painter, theatrical designer and art teacher, Amy (Amie) Kingston (1912-1996) was born in Hobart, Tasmania.
1 portrait in the collection
Amy Kingston, c. 1975 (printed 2002)
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Charles Cameron Kingston PC KC
Biography
Charles Cameron Kingston was a delegate from South Australia to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney, 1891.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter Kingston, 2003
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891, 1891
an unknown artist
Portrait, engravings on paper
Purchased 2009
Margo Kingston, 2006
by Elaine Campaner
Image
Kel, 2018
Tom Farrell
Image
Sketch for portrait of Bart Cummings, 1986
Bryan Westwood
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002
Mary Seacole
Albert Charles Challen
Image
John Bell, c. 1968
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Greg Weight
Biography
Greg Weight is a Sydney-based photographer who grew up in Dee Why. He opened his own studio in 1968, taking advertising and magazine photographs and working with the Australian Opera and the Australian Ballet.
113 portraits in the collection
Hélène Kirsova
Biography
Hélène Kirsova (1910–1962), dancer and founder of Kirsova Ballet, the first professional ballet company in Australia.
4 portraits in the collection
TJ Smith and Tulloch, 1960 (printed 2003)
Ern McQuillan OAM
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003
John Burton
Biography
John Burton (1915-2010), public servant, author and academic, was educated in Sydney and at the London School of Economics, where he gained his doctorate on a Public Service Scholarship in 1942.
1 portrait in the collection
Capital Cool
Stop in all the byways, playin' rock 'n roll
General content
Outsiders tend to give Canberra a bad rap: sterile, plagued by politicians, a comatose capital for professionals and academics. Nick Cave once said he didn’t like the city because there were too many punks.
Brett Whiteley - portrait 1, 1975
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.