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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891

Hon. B S. Bird MP

The Hon. B.S. Bird was delegate from Tasmania at the Constitutional Convention, Sydney, 1891.

1 portrait in the collection

Ada Bird Petyarre

Ada Bird Petyarre

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

Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer

Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE

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

Nancy Bird Walton part 1

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1977

Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer

Nancy Bird Walton part 2

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1977

Ada Bird Petyarre

Ada Bird Petyarre

Ada Bird Petyarre

Ada Bird Petyarre, 1990

Portrait, type C Duraflex print on paper

Gift of Leo Christie 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Nancy Bird Walton

Nancy Bird Walton

Nancy Bird Walton

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

Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer

Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer

Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer, 2003

Danelle Bergstrom

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004

Nancy Bird Walton, c. 1938

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

The Memoirs of George Barrington

The Memoirs of George Barrington

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

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891, 1891

an unknown artist

Portrait, engravings on paper

Purchased 2009

Layne Beachley

Everybody's heard about the bird

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2008

Two professionals; Australian surfer Layne Beachley and photographer Petrina Hicks, combine their strengths to achieve a remarkable portrait.

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Girl with Big Stick, Cooloman and Bird, 2022

Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists

Portrait, soft sculpture made with recycled woollen blankets, bush dye, wool, cotton, feathers

Purchased 2023

Creatures of Leisure series (David 'Bird' Twohill), 1982 Paul Worstead

Creatures of Leisure series (David 'Bird' Twohill)

Portrait of a Girl Eating, 2006 by Leyla Stevens

Portrait of a Girl Eating, 2006

by Leyla Stevens

Moonbird boy, 2009 by Matthew Newton

Moonbird boy, 2009

by Matthew Newton

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