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David Clarke, 1995 (printed 2018)
Gary Ede
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2018
Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol, 1867
an unknown artist
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on laid down on a section cut from a nineteenth century album page
Purchased 2019
John Clarke
Biography
John Clarke (1948-2017), satirist and humourist, moved to Australia in the 1970s from New Zealand, where he had begun performing in university revues and was named Entertainer of the Year in 1976.
3 portraits in the collection
Mentor Harley Manifold
Matthew Clarke
Image
Peter Russell-Clarke
Biography
Peter Russell-Clarke, cook, started his career as a freelance cartoonist, working for advertising agencies in Australia and overseas.
1 portrait in the collection
Sarah-Jane Clarke AM
Biography
Sarah-Jane 'Sass' Clarke AM (b. 1974) and Heidi 'Bide' Middleton AM (b.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter Russell-Clarke
'Use whatever colour you like'
Portrait story
Peter Russell-Clarke on colour in painting and cooking.
Self portrait, 2004
Peter Russell-Clarke
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on cardboard
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Peter Russell-Clarke
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2022
John Clarke, 2004
Julian Kingma
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Fred Dagg (John Clarke), 1982
Rennie Ellis
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006
Humour’s warm refuge
Magazine article by Angus Trumble, 2017
Angus Trumble pays tribute to John Clarke.
Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide), 2008
Deborah Paauwe
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2008
Painting mates
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2011
Michael Desmond discusses Fred Williams' portraits of friends, artist Clifton Pugh, David Aspden and writer Stephen Murray-Smith, and the stylistic connections between his portraits and landscapes.
Michael Leunig, Barry Humphries and John Clarke at Mietta's, 1989 (printed 2013)
Helga Leunig
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of Helga Leunig 2013
David Potts reflected in a magazine page, c. 1949 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.