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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Potters' Portrait Pot
Potters' Portrait Pot
Potters' Portrait Pot
Hermannsburg Potters, Irene Mbitjana Entata, Virginia Mbitjana Rontji, Lindy Panangka Rontji, Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka, Rona Panangka Rubuntja, Dawn Ngala Wheeler, Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Anita Ratara Mbitjana, Hayley Panangka Coulthard, Clara Ngala Inkamala

Potters' Portrait Pot, 2009

Portrait, fired terracotta clay, underglaze

Commissioned 2009

Tony and Maureen Wheeler
Tony and Maureen Wheeler
Tony and Maureen Wheeler
Francis Reiss, June Orford

Tony and Maureen Wheeler, 2005

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser
Peter Brew-Bevan

Dawn Fraser, 1998 (printed 2001)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2001

Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser
David Moore

Dawn Fraser, 1963

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 1998

Charles Wheeler
Charles Wheeler
Charles Wheeler
Louis Kahan AO

Charles Wheeler, 1961

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Hermannsburg Potters
Hermannsburg Potters
Hermannsburg Potters
Greg Weight

Hermannsburg Potters, 1999

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk
Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk
Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk
Charles Wheeler

Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk, 1943-1944

Portrait, coloured chalk and black ink on artist board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019

Sir Roland Hibbert Cross
Sir Roland Hibbert Cross
Sir Roland Hibbert Cross
Charles Wheeler

Sir Roland Hibbert Cross, 1943-1944

Portrait, coloured chalk on artist board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019

His Royal Highness Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester (Governor General of Australia)
His Royal Highness Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester (Governor General of Australia)
His Royal Highness Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester (Governor General of Australia)
Charles Wheeler

His Royal Highness Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester (Governor General of Australia), 1943-1944

Portrait, coloured chalk with black ink highlight on artist board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)
Charles Wheeler

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II), 1942-1943

Portrait, coloured chalk on artist board

Purchased 2019

Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen A. L. Best
Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen A. L. Best
Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen A. L. Best
Charles Wheeler

Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen A. L. Best, 1943-1944

Portrait, coloured chalk on artist board

Purchased 2019

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)
Charles Wheeler

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother), 1943-1944

Portrait, coloured chalk on artist board

Purchased 2019

Lord Casey
Lord Casey
Lord Casey
Charles Wheeler

Lord Casey, c. 1932

Portrait, conté, brush and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2003

Charles Wheeler

Charles Wheeler

Biography

Charles Wheeler OBE (1881–1977), artist, won the Archibald Prize in 1933 for a portrait of the popular Melbourne-based writer Ambrose Pratt.

8 portraits in the collection

Tony and Maureen Wheeler

Tony Wheeler

Biography

Maureen and Tony Wheeler are the founders and owners of Lonely Planet Publications.

1 portrait in the collection

Tony and Maureen Wheeler

Maureen Wheeler AO

Biography

Maureen and Tony Wheeler are the founders and owners of Lonely Planet Publications.

1 portrait in the collection

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