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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.

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Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty MBE

Chips Rafferty MBE (1909–1971), screen actor, was born John Goffage in Broken Hill and nicknamed 'Chips' as a boy.

5 portraits in the collection

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty, c. 1945

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty, 1945-1947

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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Chips Rafferty, 1970

Anthony Browell

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty, c. 1967-1969 (printed 2010)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Jozef Vissel 2011

Chips Rafferty and Helen Grieve

Chips Rafferty and Helen Grieve

Chips Rafferty and Helen Grieve

Chips Rafferty and Helen Grieve, c. 1947

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Chips Rafferty and Helen Grieve

Helen Grieve

Helen Grieve (1931–1981), child actress, was born in Sydney. Her first film role was in The Overlanders (1946), opposite Chips Rafferty.

1 portrait in the collection

Dusty and Jed, 2015 by Louise Whelan

Dusty and Jed, 2015

by Louise Whelan

Norman Lindsay

Max Dupain

The Vintage Years

Previous exhibition, 2003

During his long and distinguished career Max Dupain took thousands of photographs of people

Portrait of Benita Collings

Benita Collings

Benita Collings (b. 1940) actor and television personality, is best known as the longest-serving presenter on ABC TV's Play School.

1 portrait in the collection

Michelle Simmons

Michelle Simmons

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 2018

Betty Bryant, c. 1939

The life of Bryant

Magazine article by Tenille Hands, 2018

Tenille Hands explores a portrait prize gifted to the National Screen and Sound Archive.

Leo Schofield

Exhibition opening speech

General content

Leo Schofield introduces the exhibition, Masters of fare: chefs, winemakers, providores.

What the tree saw: David Foster

What the tree saw: David Foster, 2018

by Jacqui Stockdale

General content

Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018

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