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Danila Vassilieff
Biography
Danila Vassilieff, born in Russia, arrived in Australia in the early 1920s having served in a Cossack cavalry regiment, been captured by Communist forces and escaped via Persia and India to China.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Keith Murdoch, 1944
Danila Vassilieff
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Serafin Martinez and Thai Loi 2013
Inner Worlds
Portraits and Psychology
Previous exhibition, 2011
Portraits of Australia’s pioneering psychologists and artworks by artists fascinated by the subconscious mind.
Adrian Rawlins
Biography
Adrian Rawlins (1939-2001), poet, performer and promoter, grew up in a Jewish household in Caulfield and St Kilda.
1 portrait in the collection
The art of Inner Worlds
Lecture, 7 May 2011
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman NPG Curator of Inner Worlds explains the development of an exhibition that spans from Surrealism to contemporary art.
Earth to earth
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2013
Dr Sarah Engledow discusses the recent gift of works by David Campbell.
The silent partner
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2015
One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.
Faces of war
Lecture, 14 May 2011
General content
Lesley Harding, Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne explores Albert Tucker’s experience of World War II, his interests in the intersection between psychology and creativity, and their influence on his portrait making.