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Dora Toovey
Biography
Dora Toovey, born in Bathurst, trained in Sydney under Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo, James R Jackson (whom she married) and John Passmore.
2 portraits in the collection
Mr and Mrs Horace Keats in the "Christopher Brennan Cycle", 1945
Dora Toovey
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Anne and Brennan Keats 2009
Lt. A.R.Cutler VC, 1943
Dora Toovey
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Cutler family 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Dora Byrne
Biography
Dora was the fourth child of Doretta and Stuart Alexander, her father the owner of a farming property near Albury, New South Wales.
1 portrait in the collection
Dora Byrne, 1951
Richard von Marientreu
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Leslie Walford AM 2013
William Walford
Biography
Francis William Barnard Walford (1821–1896), businessman and landowner, was born in Hobart, the son of Barnard Walford (1801–1846), a publican and victualler; and the grandson of Barnard Walford senior (c.
1 portrait in the collection
Tiffany, 2015
by Brett Canet-Gibson
Image
Heartfelt
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
The portrait of Janet and Horace Keats with the spirit of the poet Christopher Brennan is brought to life by artist Dora Toovey.
George Coates
Biography
George Coates, Melbourne-born artist, started his art career in a stained glass workshop, attending classes with Frederick McCubbin at the National Gallery school at night.
1 portrait in the collection
Elizabeth Walford
Biography
Francis William Barnard Walford (1821–1896), businessman and landowner, was born in Hobart, the son of Barnard Walford (1801–1846), a publican and victualler; and the grandson of Barnard Walford senior (c.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of Leslie Walford, 1970s
Vaike Liibus
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sally Hardy 2019
The hands have it
Magazine article by Angus Trumble, 2016
Angus Trumble treats the gallery’s collection with a dab hand.
Alison Rehfisch
Biography
Alison Baily Rehfisch (1900–1975) was born Alison Green in Woollahra, New South Wales, to parents who 'were very interested in painting – in all the arts: music, literature, everything'.
2 portraits in the collection
Two pair
Magazine article by Dr Jacqui Strecker, 2008
Stuttgart's Art Museum is showing Otto Dix portraits alongside artists from Lucas Cranach to Andy Warhol. 
The mind's eye
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2017
Christopher Chapman takes a trip through the doors of perception, arriving at the junction of surrealism and psychoanalysis.
NPPP 2016 exhibition essay
General content
Penny Grist, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2016 Prize.