


Commissioned with funds provided by anonymous donors 2026.

Dennis Lillee AM MBE (b. 1949), fast bowler, led Australia's cricketing attack through the 1970s.
1 portrait in the collection

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by James Bain AM and Janette Bain 2010



According to an 1981 Australian Women’s Weekly profile of fast bowler Dennis Lillee, a moustache was a ‘compulsory’ accessory for sportsmen.

One of the versions of thick, macho moustache strongly associated in the Australian visual lexicon with sportsmen of the 1970s and 80s.

Jim Anderson was born in England, his family moving to Australia when he was one year old.
1 portrait in the collection

John Shirlow (1869-1936) etcher, was the first Australian to make etching the basis of his career.
1 portrait in the collection

Australian photographer Rod McNicol has consistently analysed the passing of time through the evidence of the photographic portrait. At once confronting and tender, McNicol’s portrait photographs are bold and intimate.



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Lily Brett OAM (b. 1946) is a New York-based novelist, essayist and poet.
2 portraits in the collection

The Warumpi Band burst onto the Australian music scene in 1984 with the release of their first album Big Name, No Blankets.
2 portraits in the collection

Shane Warne AO (1969–2022) is the most successful wicket taker in Australia's Test history.
1 portrait in the collection