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Bleddyn Butcher
Biography
Bleddyn Butcher was born in London and came to Australia when he was six.
5 portraits in the collection
Dave Graney, 1996
Bleddyn Butcher
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
David McComb (of The Triffids), 1987
Bleddyn Butcher
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Nick Cave, 1994
Bleddyn Butcher
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Nick Cave and Rowland S. Howard (of The Birthday Party), 1983
Bleddyn Butcher
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Dave Graney and Clare Moore, 1996
Bleddyn Butcher
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Dave Graney and Clare Moore
'Why would you want to listen to pub rock?'
Portrait story
Dave Graney and Clare Moore discuss music, photography and bandoleros of meat.
The Butcher's Daughter, 2013
by Paul Raymond Beutel
Image
Men of the Day No. 25 "Baronet or butcher" (Sir Roger Doughty Tichborne), 1871
Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001
Warumpi Band
Biography
The Warumpi Band burst onto the Australian music scene in 1984 with the release of their first album Big Name, No Blankets.
2 portraits in the collection
Warumpi Band, Sydney Opera House, 1984 (printed 2021)
Juno Gemes
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2021
Glossy - Faces Magazines Now
Previous exhibition, 1999
Magazines are the portrait galleries of the 90s... Glossy is about magazines. The exhibition presents the work of eight photographers, Australian by birth or long-term residency, who are producing portraits for publication in magazines around the world.
Tony Roche
Biography
Tony Roche, a left-hander with a fine backhand volley who was twice ranked No 2 in the world, was born the son of a Tarcutta butcher in 1945.
2 portraits in the collection
Playing by their own rules
Passion
Joined at the hip
Paul Kelly and The Portraits media information
18 June 2013
Archived media releases 2013
Paul Kelly & The Portraits presents a multifaceted image of the performer over the course of his career.
Johnny, 2006
by Sean Hobbs
Image