Bill Collins OAM (1934-2019), television movie host and critic, was a high school English teacher and lecturer at teachers’ college before beginning a record 55-year stint on Australian television.
1 portrait in the collection
David Collins (1756–1810), lieutenant-governor, began his career in the British Navy, rising to the rank of captain before being returning to dry land and being placed on half-pay in late 1783.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Gift of Joan Collins and the Todd-Wilson family in memory of Bill Collins 2019. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Gift of the artist 2015
Gift of the artist 2015
Purchased 2009
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Rollo Thomson, a Melbourne artist, shared a studio with Constance Stokes at 9 Collins Street.
1 portrait in the collection
The Dickinson Monteath Studio operated at 296 Collins Street Melbourne during the 1930s and into the 1940s.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003
Victorian-born Alice Mills was one of a significant number of women photographers in business between 1900 and 1920.
1 portrait in the collection