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Mr and Mrs Horace Keats in the "Christopher Brennan Cycle", 1945
Dora Toovey
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Anne and Brennan Keats 2009
Heartfelt
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
The portrait of Janet and Horace Keats with the spirit of the poet Christopher Brennan is brought to life by artist Dora Toovey.
Janet Keats
Biography
Janet le Brun Brown (Keats) (1900-1985), soprano, was born on her family's property, Riggsdale, near Goulburn, but on account of frailty she was sent to live with her grandparents in Inverell, Moree and Dungog before going to boarding school in the Blue Mountains and Gosford.
1 portrait in the collection
Horace Keats
Biography
Horace Keats (1895-1945) came to Australia from his native England in 1915 as accompanist to vaudeville performer Nella Webb.
1 portrait in the collection
Dr Anne Sanders
Biography
Dr Anne Sanders worked as the curatorial researcher at NPG begining in 2010.
Anne Zahalka
Biography
Photo media artist Anne Zahalka was born in Sydney in 1957, following her parent’s migration to post-war Australia.
19 portraits in the collection
Anne Boyd AM
Biography
Anne Boyd AM (b. 1946), composer and teacher, was born in Sydney and studied composition with Peter Sculthorpe at the University of Sydney before earning a PhD at the University of York.
1 portrait in the collection
Anne Summers AO
Biography
Anne Summers AO (b. 1945), writer and feminist, became involved in women's rights while studying politics at the University of Adelaide in the 1960s.
6 portraits in the collection
Anne Levy AO
Biography
Anne Levy AO (b. 1934), politician, was the first woman to preside in an Australian parliament.
1 portrait in the collection
Anne Boyd
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1969
The Hon. Alex Chernov AC QC, 2019
Anne Middleton
Image
Home 6, Hedy Zahalka, 2006
by Anne Zahalka
Image
Self portrait, 1990
Anne Zahalka
Portrait, type C Duraflex print on paper
Gift of Leo Christie 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Less than six degrees of separation
Magazine article by Dr Anne Sanders, 2011
Anne Sanders finds connections in Inner Worlds between Hungarian expatriates and the development of psychoanalysis in Australia.
Awesome Achievers
Stories from Australians of the Year
Touring exhibition, 2016
Celebrate and be inspired by talent, passion and achievement – and triumph over adversity. This exhibition features major portraits drawn from the National Portrait Gallery collection and supplemented with works from private and institutional sources.
Moving still
Magazine article by Anne O'Hehir, 2022
Anne O’Hehir on the seductive power of the film still to reflect and shape ourselves and our cultural landscape.