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Francisca Adriana (Paquita) Mawson OBE
Biography
Lady Francisca Adriana (Paquita) Mawson OBE (1891–1974), community worker and writer, was born in London and came to Australia when her father, mining engineer Guillaume Daniel Delprat, became the General Manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co.
1 portrait in the collection
Paquita Mawson, late 1940s
Ingrid Erns
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Gareth Mawson Thomas and Pamela Karran-Thomas of the Mawson family 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The Home of the Blizzard: being the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 (2 volumes), 1915
Sir Douglas Mawson Kt OBE FRS, Heinemann, London
Portrait, two volumes illustrated with colour and black and white plates, three folding maps
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018
Sir Douglas Mawson Kt OBE FRS
Biography
Sir Douglas Mawson Kt OBE FRS (1882-1958) is considered one of the twentieth century's most eminent explorers.
3 portraits in the collection
Sir Douglas Mawson, c. 1916
Thomson Studios
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs J.Q. McEwin 2000
Douglas Mawson, 1933
Henry James Haley
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Gareth Mawson Thomas and Pamela Karran-Thomas of the Mawson family 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Staying home
True south #2
About Face article
Joanna Gilmour brings a mindful Douglas Mawson’s perspective to bear on the concept of isolation.
Melting an ice man
Devotion
Warm heart of mine
Phillip Law AC AO CBE
Biography
Phillip Law AC AO CBE (1912–2010), scientist and Antarctic explorer, developed an interest in the frozen continent as a boy.
1 portrait in the collection
Dr Phillip Law, 1974
Dallas Hawes
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Dr Phillip Law 2000. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Frank Hurley OBE
Biography
Frank Hurley (1885-1962), photographer, first made his name on Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14.
2 portraits in the collection
Self portrait, c. 1911
Frank Hurley OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2005
Tim Jarvis, 2018
Doug Gimesy
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019
Tim Jarvis AM
Biography
Tim Jarvis AM (b. 1966), environmental scientist, author and adventurer, was the Australian Geographic Society’s Adventurer of the Year in 2013 and its Conservationist of the Year in 2016 – the only person ever to have received both awards.
1 portrait in the collection
TW Edgeworth David and Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 1924
Annie May Moore
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Eric Douglas, c. 1930
Frank Hurley OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Sally Douglas 2009