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Lewis Morley
Clive Shakespeare, 1975 (printed 2001)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Clive Shakespeare
Biography
Clive Shakespeare formed the soul/Tamla Motown cover group the Downtown Roll Band in 1968.
3 portraits in the collection
Lewis Morley
Sherbet, 1974 (printed 2002)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Polly Borland
Clive James, 1999
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2001
Jane Varkulevicius
Clive Blazey, 2004
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Clive McPherson, early 1950s
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Estate of Marion Orme Page 2016
Lewis Morley
Sherbet, 1974
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Russell Shakespeare
Tim Fairfax AC, 2018
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by The Calvert-Jones Foundation 2018
Power suits
The fit within the frame
Exhibition
Celebrate the fashion icon in a playful display of more than 100 collection works and select loans. Meet significant Australians in their finest from Johnny O’Keefe, Sherbet and Nicole Kidman to influential judges, politicians, entrepreneurs and scientists.
Russell Shakespeare
Steve Waugh, 2001
Portrait, direct positive colour photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Clive Blazey
Biography
Clive Blazey (b. 1944) is the founder and managing director of the Digger's Club, Australia's largest gardening club, with about 40 000 members.
1 portrait in the collection
Clive James AO CBE
Biography
Clive James AM (1939-2019), writer, broadcaster and critic, grew up in Sydney, attending Hurstville Opportunity School, Sydney Tech.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Clive McPherson
Biography
Sir Clive McPherson (1884-1958), pastoralist and businessman, was the son of a bank manager, and his mother was a pianist who came from a pastoral family.
1 portrait in the collection
Russell Shakespeare
Biography
Russell Shakespeare (b. 1963) has photographed well-known Australians from a wide range of fields, including writers Tim Winton and Colleen McCullough, sports people Steve Waugh and Stephanie Gilmore, and former politicians Gough Whitlam and Bob Brown.
2 portraits in the collection
Gino Zardo
Slow Motion @ 300kms per hour Mark 'Sparky'™ Webber, Formula 1 Driver, 2016
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019
Jozef Vissel
John Bell, 1962 (printed 2006)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006