James Holloway describes the first portraits you encounter when entering the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
The photographs in Tough and tender by Warwick Baker reveal intimate connections and moments of closeness.
Born in Adelaide and raised in Darwin, Ben Baker currently resides in New York City and works internationally.
1 portrait in the collection
Purchased 2018
William Baker Ashton (1800-1854) was the first governor of Adelaide Gaol.
1 portrait in the collection
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Purchased 2023
Gift of the artist 2000. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
After almost 12 years, Dr Christopher Chapman departed as Senior Curator in 2019.
Christopher Morris studied photography at Griffith University in Brisbane in the mid 1990s, during which he photographed many of the leading names in contemporary music including U2, Oasis, Pearl Jam, The Sex Pistols and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
1 portrait in the collection