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Dorothy Delaney
Biography
Dorothy (Tudley) Delaney was an administrator at Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.
1 portrait in the collection
Dorothy, 1990 (printed 2013)
Michael Riley
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2013
Dorothy Gordon OBE
Biography
Dorothy Gordon (Jenner) OBE, ‘Andrea’ (1891-1985), actress, dressmaker, stuntwoman, journalist, radio broadcaster and charity fundraiser, grew up on a property near Narrabri and attended boarding school in Sydney before gaining a part as a chorus girl in Girl in a Train in Melbourne in 1912.
2 portraits in the collection
Dorothy Porter
Biography
Dorothy Porter (1954–2008), poet and writer, grew up in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1975 and taught creative writing at the University of Technology, Sydney.
1 portrait in the collection
Harry Belafonte
Dorothy Wilding
Image
Anna May Wong
Dorothy Wilding
Image
Dorothy Robinson Napangardi
Biography
Dorothy Robinson Napangardi (c. 1956–2013) was an influential Pintupi/Warlpiri artist who developed a distinctive abstract monochromatic style across the course of her career.
1 portrait in the collection
Dorothy Porter, 2001-2002
Rick Amor
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Andrea Goldsmith 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Dorothy Gordon, c. 1922
Melbourne Spurr
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Dorothy Gordon, in part costume for Rudolph Valentino's "In Blood and Sand", c. 1922
Melbourne Spurr
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Dorothy Robinson Napangardi, 2010
Greg Weight
Portrait, inkjet print on cotton rag paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Beautiful bones
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2011
Sarah Engledow reflects on the shared life and writing of Dorothy Porter and Andrea Goldsmith.
Beauty and strength
Portraits by Michael Riley
Previous exhibition, 2014
Influential Indigenous Australian artist Michael Riley (1960 - 2004) created these portrait photographs between 1984 and 1990 - they stand as an intricately connected group portrait of the vibrant urban-based Indigenous arts community in Sydney's inner-west at a formative moment.
Sophisticated and glamorous
Magazine article by Amanda Rowell, 2015
Michael Riley’s early portraits by Amanda Rowell.
Douglas Dundas
Biography
Douglas Dundas (1900-1981), painter, trained at the Sydney Art School with Julian Ashton.
2 portraits in the collection
Brian Fitzpatrick
Biography
Brian Fitzpatrick (1905-1965) was educated at state schools in regional Victoria and Melbourne before gaining his BA from Melbourne University in 1925.
1 portrait in the collection