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Chicka Dixon
Biography
Charles ‘Chicka’ Dixon (1928–2010), Yuin Elder, Aboriginal rights activist and social pioneer, was born at Wallaga Lake on the New South Wales south coast.
1 portrait in the collection
Chicka Dixon, 1980
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Kelly Dixon
Biography
Kelly Dixon is one of Australia's best-known bush balladeers. His poems have been set to music by some of Australia's leading country music stars - including Slim Dusty, who recorded Kelly's classic "Leave Him Out There in the Longyard." Kelly's verses have been collected in the books From a Drifter's Pen and From Under the Cross.
1 portrait in the collection
Kelly Dixon, Tent Hill, Qld, 2004
John Elliott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Dean Dixon, 1962
Wolfgang Sievers
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of an anonymous donor 2010
Dean Dixon, Chatswood, Sydney, 1965 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.
George Burarrwanga, Warumpi Band, 1984 (printed 2021)
Juno Gemes
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2021
Maurice Ashkanasy CMG QC
Biography
Maurice Ashkanasy (1901-1971) was a barrister and Jewish community leader whose family came to Australia from London when he was 9 years old.
1 portrait in the collection
2021 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 2021 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Peter Brew-Bevan's portraits of athletes Turia Pitt, Leisel Jones OAM and Ellie Cole OAM.
Prima facie
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2019
Sarah Engledow casts a judicious eye over portraits in the Victorian Bar’s Peter O’Callaghan QC Portrait Gallery.
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