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Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE
Biography
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE (1909–2012), philanthropist, was the widow of Sir Keith Murdoch and mother of the publisher, Rupert Murdoch.
1 portrait in the collection
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2002
The story behind the commissioning of the tapesty portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
'Weaving the Dame'
Portrait story
An interview with Victorian Tapestry Workshop artists Sue Walker and Christopher Pyett.
Valentine Green
Biography
Valentine Green, engraver, spent two years in a solicitor’s office in Evesham before abandoning the law and becoming a pupil of Robert Hancock, an engraver in Worcester.
1 portrait in the collection
Peta, 2011
by Eryca Green
Image
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, c. 1774
Valentine Green after Johann Zoffany
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, 2000
Australian Tapestry Workshop, Merrill Dumbrell, Christopher Pyett, Normana Wight
Portrait, warp: cotton No.12 seinetwine; weft: wool and cotton
Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2000
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, 2009
by Richard Kendall
Image
Study for self portrait, c. 1965
Jean Appleton
Portrait, oil on cardboard
Gift of Elisabeth Green 2023
Study for self portrait, c. 1965
Jean Appleton
Portrait, oil on cardboard
Gift of Elisabeth Green 2023
Study for self portrait, c. 1965
Jean Appleton
Portrait, oil on cardboard
Gift of Elisabeth Green 2023
Green in the Grooves
Tamara Henderson
Image
Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz, 1983
Harold Thornton
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Estate of Harold Thornton 2009
Self portrait in green hues, c. 1962
Roland Wakelin
Portrait, oil on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Philip Bacon AM 2001
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Len Green, 2007
by David Sandison
Image
Richard N (sitting on green chair backwards, 2 faces), 2000-2010
Howard Tangye
Portrait, mixed media on cardboard
Gift of the artist 2023