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Bill Leak
Biography
Bill Leak (1956-2017), portrait painter and caricaturist, trained at the Julian Ashton art school in the mid-1970s, and began his career painting landscapes.
7 portraits in the collection
Bill Leak, 1999
Simon Obarzanek
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Richard Woolcott, 1997
Bill Leak
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard and Birgit Woolcott 2007
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Gavin Campbell, 1993
Bill Leak
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Australian Securities Exchange 2012
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Sir Donald Bradman, 1990
Bill Leak
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2008
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical, 2001
Bill Leak
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002
Mark Taylor, 1999
Bill Leak
Portrait, ink and watercolour on paper and acetate
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 1999
Don Bradman
The creation of 'Our Don'
Portrait story
A portrait story that explores the life and times of legendary Australian cricketer Sir Donald Bradman.
Heart of Darkness
Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2002
Magda Keaney talks with Bill Leak about his bold new portrait of Robert Hughes in the National Portrait Gallery collection.
Bill Leak, 1984
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Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2011
Bill May
Biography
Bill May (1915-1993), luthier, completed an apprenticeship in cabinetmaking and taught woodwork before founding Mayton Stringed Instruments and Repairs in the early 1940s.
1 portrait in the collection
Bill Henson
'Scale and presence'
Portrait story
Photographer Bill Henson describes creating his three part portrait of Simone Young.
Bill Neidjie OAM
Biography
Bill Neidjie OAM (c. 1913-2002), a Gagadju man, was the traditional custodian of the Kakadu area of the Northern Territory and spent most of his childhood in this region.
1 portrait in the collection
Bill Henson AO
Biography
Bill Henson AO was only 19 when his photographs were first exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria in his home city of Melbourne.
1 portrait in the collection
Bill McAuley
Biography
Bill McAuley began his career as a photographer for newspapers and magazines in Melbourne in 1969.
9 portraits in the collection
Bill Hunter
Biography
Bill Hunter (1940-2011), actor, spent five decades on Australian television and cinema screens.
1 portrait in the collection