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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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Dorothy Robinson Napangardi
Dorothy Robinson Napangardi
Dorothy Robinson Napangardi
Greg Weight

Dorothy Robinson Napangardi, 2010

Portrait, inkjet print on cotton rag paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Dorothy Robinson Napangardi

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

Betsy Napangardi Lewis
Betsy Napangardi Lewis
Betsy Napangardi Lewis
Greg Weight

Betsy Napangardi Lewis, 2007

Portrait, inkjet print on cotton rag paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Dorothy
Dorothy
Dorothy
Michael Riley

Dorothy, 1990 (printed 2013)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2013

Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Porter
Rick Amor

Dorothy Porter, 2001-2002

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Andrea Goldsmith 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Dorothy Gordon
Dorothy Gordon
Dorothy Gordon
Melbourne Spurr

Dorothy Gordon, c. 1922

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"
Dorothy Gordon, in part costume for Rudolph Valentino's "In Blood and Sand"
Dorothy Gordon, in part costume for Rudolph Valentino's "In Blood and Sand"
Melbourne Spurr

Dorothy Gordon, in part costume for Rudolph Valentino's "In Blood and Sand", c. 1922

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

Study for Portrait of W S Robinson
Study for Portrait of W S Robinson
Study for Portrait of W S Robinson
Sir William Dobell OBE

Study for Portrait of W S Robinson, 1952

Portrait, oil on board

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

William Robinson
William Robinson
William Robinson
Greg Weight

William Robinson, 1994

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

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

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William Robinson AO

Self portrait with goose feathers, 2004

Portrait, colour lithograph on paper

Purchased 2022

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William Robinson AO

Equestrian self portrait, 2004

Portrait, colour lithograph on paper

Purchased 2022

Glenn McGrath
Glenn McGrath
Glenn McGrath
Sally Robinson

Glenn McGrath, 2003

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Gift of the artist 2003

Tim Winton
Tim Winton
Tim Winton
Sally Robinson

Tim Winton, 2019

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2020

Angry Anderson
Angry Anderson
Angry Anderson
Sally Robinson

Angry Anderson, 2006

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010

Betsy Napangardi Lewis

Betsy Napangardi Lewis

Biography

Betsy Napangardi Lewis (c. 1940–2008) was born at Kunajarryi, west of Yuendumu, Northern Territory and became a noted Warlpiri artist across the course of her career.

1 portrait in the collection

Jane Mander Jones
Jane Mander Jones
Jane Mander Jones
Henry Robinson Smith

Jane Mander Jones, 1853

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on composition board

Gift of Susanna de Vienne, Sarah Wood and David Lloyd Jones 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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