Gift of Joanna McNiven 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Gift of Barbara Blackman 2004
Purchased 2009
Purchased 2009
Barbara Blackman AO (b. 1928), writer, poet and arts patron, was only fifteen when the ABC Weekly published one of her poems.
5 portraits in the collection
Recorded 1974
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Barbara Blackman 2009
Photographic conservation practices and the restoration of the Barbara Blackman photographic portrait.
In 2000, Barbara Blackman donated a portrait of her close friends - poet Judith Wright, her husband Jack McKinney and their daughter Meredith - painted by Charles Blackman.
Barbara Blackman reflects on her experiences as a life model.
Charles Blackman OBE (1928–2018), artist, studied at East Sydney Technical College and worked as a press artist for the Sun newspaper before moving to Melbourne, where he came to the attention of arts patron John Reed.
9 portraits in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Rob and Paula McLean 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Recorded 1965
Gift of Warwick Evans 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Meredith McKinney, subject of Charles Blackman's 'The Family', recounts memories from her childhood and the creation of the portrait.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
