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Christina Stead
Biography
Christina Stead (1902-1983) writer, was born and educated in Sydney and spent most of her working life - from 1928 until 1974 - living in Europe and the United States.
2 portraits in the collection
Christina Stead
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1969
Christina Stead, 1981
Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Christine Stead, 1976 (printed 2017)
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Alexander Miller
Biography
Alex Miller (b. 1936), one of Australia’s most decorated and popular authors, migrated from England to Australia on his own as a sixteen-year-old.
3 portraits in the collection
Lily Brett OAM
Biography
Lily Brett OAM (b. 1946) is a New York-based novelist, essayist and poet.
2 portraits in the collection
Study for The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy, 2018
Deidre But-Husaim
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC and Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018
Michelle de Kretser
Biography
Michelle de Kretser (b. 1957), author, came to Melbourne with her Sinhalese Dutch parents in 1972.
1 portrait in the collection
The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy, 2018
Deidre But-Husaim
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC and Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018
Lily Brett, n.d. (printed 2021)
Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC 2021
John Marsden
Biography
John Marsden (1950–2024), author of Tomorrow, when the war began, is credited with encouraging generations of young people to read.
1 portrait in the collection
Margaret Fink, 1975
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
John Marsden, 1998
Peter Wegner
Portrait, etching on paper
Gift of the artist 2002
Kate Grenville AO
Biography
Kate Grenville AO (b. 1950), novelist, studied in Sydney and worked as a film editor before spending several years in the UK and Europe, where she began to write.
2 portraits in the collection
Margaret Fink AO
Biography
Margaret Fink AO (b. 1933), film producer, was a key figure in the renaissance of Australian cinema in the 1970s.
2 portraits in the collection
Peter Goldsworthy AM
Biography
Peter Goldsworthy AM (b. 1951), medical doctor and writer, was born in Minlaton, South Australia, and grew up in various country towns as his father, a school teacher, moved for work.
2 portraits in the collection