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Gift of Anne and Brennan Keats 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 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
Dr Anne Sanders worked as the curatorial researcher at NPG begining in 2010.
Recorded 1969
Gift of Leo Christie 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Anne Sanders finds connections in Inner Worlds between Hungarian expatriates and the development of psychoanalysis in Australia.
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.
Anne O’Hehir on the seductive power of the film still to reflect and shape ourselves and our cultural landscape.
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