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Bert Flugelman
Biography
Herbert 'Bert' Flugelman, sculptor, painter and lecturer, came to Australia from his native Vienna in 1938, aged fifteen.
1 portrait in the collection
Self portrait, c. 1985
Bert Flugelman
Portrait, stainless steel
Gift of the artist 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Bert Newton AM MBE
Biography
Bert Newton AM MBE (1938-2021) was one of Australia's longest-serving and best-known television personalities.
1 portrait in the collection
Bert Newton, 2006
Robin Sellick
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2006
Bert Hinkler, 1930s
Nison Tregor
Portrait, cast metal with gold finish
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Alan Foulkes in memory of Mark Graham Cleghorn 2012
Graham Kennedy AO
Biography
Graham Kennedy AO (1934-2005), entertainer, began his career in Melbourne radio in 1949.
2 portraits in the collection
Maude Rose Bonney AM MBE
Biography
Maude Rose ‘Lores’ Bonney MBE AM (1897-1994), aviatrix, grew up in Melbourne and attended a German finishing school before marrying a Queensland leather-goods manufacturer in 1917.
2 portraits in the collection
Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (full length portrait), 1937
an unknown artist
Portrait, carbon print on paper
Purchased 2012
Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (in her aeroplane, "My Little Ship II), 1937
an unknown artist
Portrait, carbon print on paper
Purchased 2012
Herbert John Louis Hinkler
Biography
Herbert John Louis (Bert) Hinkler (1892-1933), aviator, worked with a photographer and in sugar mills before joining the Queensland Aero club and taking a correspondence course in mechanics.
1 portrait in the collection
The Pavlova
About Face article
It is a painful truth, but one which must be faced up to, that the pavlova, that iconic Australian dessert, a staple since the 1930s, was actually invented in New Zealand.
Clifton Pugh
Australians
Previous exhibition, 2005
This exhibition offers a comprehensive display of Clifton Pugh's portraits revealing his development and growth from tonal paintings to a unique style that was in demand from politicians, artists, academics and Australian personalities.
Jewelled nights
Magazine article by Dr Anne Sanders, 2017
Anne Sanders celebrates the cinematic union of two pioneering australian women.
Portrait Donors
Listed by year
Honour board
Star signs
Magazine article by Barry York, 2018
Barry York charts the course from childhood request to autographed celebrity portrait anthology.
The art of Inner Worlds
Lecture, 7 May 2011
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman NPG Curator of Inner Worlds explains the development of an exhibition that spans from Surrealism to contemporary art.