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Jeffrey Smart AO
Biography
Jeffrey Smart (1921–2013) was an iconic realist painter, acclaimed for his urban and industrial landscapes which form one of the most original and recognisable bodies of work in the canon of Australian art.
6 portraits in the collection
Self portrait, 2001
Jeffrey Smart AO
Portrait, charcoal and pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2002
Jeffrey Smart, 1992
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
David Malouf, 1980
Jeffrey Smart AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Gift of Dr Gene Sherman AM and Brian Sherman AM 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Jeffrey Smart, 2012
Dave Tacon
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
JS Study 1, 2014
Jasper Knight
Portrait, enamel and synthetic polymer paint on conservation card
Gift of Ross Steele AM 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley, 1994
Jeffrey Smart AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Bequest of Nick Enright AM 2004
Sir George Young Kt, Admiral of the White Squadron, 1814
Thomas Blood, Joyce Gold Naval Chronicle Office after John Smart
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Sally Smart
Artists and Collectives
Based in Naarm/Melbourne, Sally Smart is known nationally and internationally for her large-scale cut-out assemblages, collages, textile works and puppetry.
Artists and Collectives
General content
Arts Project Australia, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble, Abdul Abdullah, Alison Alder, Amrita Hepi, Atong Atem, Christopher Bassi, Kate Beynon, Mia Boe, Baby Guerrilla, Tarryn Gill, Julie Gough, Naomi Hobson, Deborah Kelly, Fiona McMonagle, Angelica Mesiti, Dylan Mooney, Nell, Sally Smart, Vipoo Srivilasa, Latai Taumoepeau and Kaylene Whiskey.
Self portrait, 1981
Michael Shannon
Portrait, pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Les Rowe 1998
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien, 1980
Bryan Westwood
Portrait, oil with fibre-tipped pen underdrawing on composition board
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2002
Hong Fu
Vox pops
My subject, he is a writer. He is a big name, very famous writer, Alex Miller, age 85.
Australian Tapestry Workshop
Biography
The Australian Tapestry Workshop (formerly the Victorian Tapestry Workshop) was established in 1976, following two years of planning and research on the part of its founding patrons, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and Lady Joyce Delacombe.
2 portraits in the collection
Thomas Purves
Biography
Thomas Purves (1909-1969), known as Tam, founded the Australian Galleries in Smith Street, Collingwood, Melbourne with his wife Anne in 1956.
1 portrait in the collection
Another painter in the studio: Tim Storrier, 1982
Bryan Westwood
Portrait, oil on masonite
Purchased 2012