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David Naseby
Biography
David Naseby (1937–2022) was born in England and studied in the United Kingdom before coming to Australia in 1953.
8 portraits in the collection
Study for portrait of Les Murray, 1995
David Naseby
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Gift of the artist 2001
Study for portrait of Les Murray, 1995
David Naseby
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Gift of the artist 2001
Bob Ellis, 1999
David Naseby
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Study for portrait of Bob Ellis, 1999
David Naseby
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Gift of the artist 2001
Study for portrait of Bob Ellis, 1999
David Naseby
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Gift of the artist 2001
Les Murray, 1995
David Naseby
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Tribute
Bob Ellis
Magazine article, 2016
Bob Ellis (1942–2016) was a journalist, columnist, screenwriter, film director, playwright, speechwriter and critic.
A blackguard rehearsing - Max Cullen, 2001
David Naseby
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Nigel Naseby 2007
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Geoff Cousins, 2017
David Naseby
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Geoff Cousins AM 2007
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.
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.
David Gulpilil, Arnhem Land, 1981 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
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
Aboriginal couple, Finniss Springs Mission, South Australia, 1959 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
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.
David Low
Biography
Sir David Low, caricaturist, published his first cartoon in the British comic Big Budget at the age of eleven, while resident in his native New Zealand.
4 portraits in the collection
David M Thomas
Dream Job
Previous exhibition, 2011
Since 1993 Brisbane-based artist David M Thomas has investigated self identity through art works that encompass painting, text, audio, video and performance.