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Carl Cooper
Biography
Carl Cooper (1912-1966), ceramic decorator, contracted poliomyelitis in his twenties.
1 portrait in the collection
Carl Cooper, 1945-1946
Arthur Boyd AC OBE
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Bequest of Alan Boxer 2014
Carl Kahler
Biography
Carl Kahler was born in Austria and trained in Munich, Paris and Italy, where he won several important prizes.
2 portraits in the collection
The Derby Day at Flemington, c. 1890
Goupil & Cie after Carl Kahler
Portrait, photogravure on paper
Purchased 2001
The Lawn at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day, c. 1889
Goupil & Cie after Carl Kahler
Portrait, photogravure on paper
Purchased 2009
Sir Daniel Cooper
Biography
Sir Daniel Cooper (1821-1902), merchant and philanthropist, came to Australia in 1843 and opened a business, Cooper Bros, which was later reputed to be 'the most extensive mercantile house in the Australian colonies'.
2 portraits in the collection
I am Kerryn
Anne Cooper
Image
The Chameleon IV, 2015
by Samantha McAdam-Cooper
Image
Taylor Cooper, 2021
Robert Fielding
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022
The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong), c. 1880
J D. Cooper
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Purchased 2014
Admiral Earl Howe, n.d.
R Cooper after John Singleton Copley
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1882
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001
Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1890s
Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Gift of Ronald A Walker 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
William, Randwick, 1975/2008
William Yang, Melody Cooper
Portrait, inkjet print, black and purple ink on paper
Purchased 2022
Mysterious eyes
Arthur Boyd portraits from 1945
Previous exhibition, 2016
Boyd’s self-portrait at age 25 is joined by his equally emotive portraits of those around him.
Story Time
Secrets of the Seasons
Event, Starts Tuesday 15 April
This Story Time we’re exploring the magic of a childhood spent in the Australian bush with the book Secrets of the Seasons, written by Heidi Cooper Smith.