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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

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Brian McInerney

Biography

Brian McInerney, professional photographer, was a young assistant photographer at Channel Seven in Sydney in the 1960s.

2 portraits in the collection

Jack Thompson on the set of Spyforce
Jack Thompson on the set of Spyforce
Jack Thompson on the set of Spyforce

Jack Thompson on the set of Spyforce, 1970 (printed 2012)

Brian McInerney
Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham

Jack Brabham, 1967 (printed 2012)

Brian McInerney
Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Brian Loton
Brian Loton
Brian Loton

Brian Loton, 1996

Brian Dunlop
Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of BHP Billiton 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Lucy, 2006 by Sally McInerney

Lucy, 2006

by Sally McInerney
Image
Brian Cadd

Brian Cadd

Biography

Brian Cadd (b. 1946), singer/songwriter, had been a member of 1960s Melbourne band The Groop before forming Axiom, the band for which he wrote the hits 'Arkansas Grass' and 'A Little Ray of Sunshine' at the dawn of the 1970s.

1 portrait in the collection

Portrait of Brian Dunlop

Brian Dunlop

Biography

Brian Dunlop studied at East Sydney Technical College and won the Le Gay Brereton Prize for Drawing while still a student.

7 portraits in the collection

Brian Fitzpatrick

Brian Fitzpatrick

Biography

Brian Fitzpatrick (1905-1965) was educated at state schools in regional Victoria and Melbourne before gaining his BA from Melbourne University in 1925.

1 portrait in the collection

Brian Loton

Brian T. Loton AC

Biography

Brian Thorley Loton AC (1929–2022) was chairman of BHP from 1992 to 1997.

2 portraits in the collection

Brian and Gene Sherman

Brian Sherman AM

Biography

Brian Sherman AM (1943–2022) was a leading philanthropist, company director and animal rights activist.

2 portraits in the collection

Portrait of Brian Dunlop

Brian Dunlop

In their own words
In their own words

Recorded 1976

The Skin I'm In II, 2016 by Brian Cassey

The Skin I'm In II, 2016

by Brian Cassey
Image
Brian Loton, BHP
Brian Loton, BHP
Brian Loton, BHP

Brian Loton, BHP,

Joe Greenberg
Portrait, watercolour, coloured pencil, crayon, gouache and fibre-tipped pen on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

Professor Brian Schmidt

Professor Brian Schmidt AC

Biography

Brian Schmidt AC (b. 1967) is a Nobel Prize-winning astronomer, based at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University.

1 portrait in the collection

Brian Schmidt

In their own words
In their own words

Recorded 2017

Brian Quinn, Coles Myer
Brian Quinn, Coles Myer
Brian Quinn, Coles Myer

Brian Quinn, Coles Myer,

Joe Greenberg
Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

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