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Georges Antoni
Biography
Georges Antoni (b. 1975), fashion photographer, grew up in a small town in central Queensland.
1 portrait in the collection
Carla Zampatti, 2015
Georges Antoni
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Georges Mora
Biography
Georges Mora (1913-1992) was born Gunter Morawski to a Leipzig Jewish bourgeois family of Polish descent.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of Georges Mora, 1956
Charles Blackman OBE
Portrait, oil on paper laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Vale Carla Zampatti AC
3 April 2021
Archived media releases 2021
The National Portrait Gallery is deeply saddened by the news of the untimely death of Carla Zampatti AC, an Australian icon and a woman who contributed so significantly to defining the identity and style of Australian women.
New Australians bring creative wealth
Nearest & Dearest
Melbourne’s iconic culture-shapers
Mirka and Philippe - 9 Collins Street, c. 1966 (printed 2015)
Lazar Krum
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2015
Mirka - 9 Collins Street, c. 1966 (printed 2015)
Lazar Krum
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2015
Kate Hattam
Biography
Kathleen 'Kate' Hattam (1923–2004), stylesetter and art collector, was born in London and served with the Women’s Royal Air Force during the Second World War, stationed in radar at Beachey Head.
1 portrait in the collection
Mirka by Mirka, 2000
Mirka Mora
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2021
Mirka Mora
Biography
Mirka Mora (1928–2018), French-born artist and restaurateur, narrowly escaped Auschwitz as a girl.
5 portraits in the collection
Mirka Mora, 2001
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Collection: Icons
Volume One
Previous exhibition, 2018
When a portrait communicates determination and individuality as boldly as these do, it has the potential to become an iconic image. For the Gallery’s 20th birthday this display brings together a group contemporary photographic portraits of inspiring women and men.
Bill Brandt
A Retrospective
Previous exhibition, 2002
From Brandt's early work that documents fixed social contrasts of pre-World War II life in Britain to his later experimentation with a surreal style, this exhibition spans 50 years of Brandt's far reaching career in an extensive assemblage of 155 vintage gelatin silver prints from the Bill Brandt Archive in London.
Elizabeth Jolley AO
Biography
Elizabeth Jolley AO (1923-2007) was a West Australian writer. Born in England, she worked as a nurse during the war and after migrating to Western Australia in 1959, when she also worked as a cleaner and saleswoman.
1 portrait in the collection
William Mora
Biography
William Mora (1953–2023), art dealer and gallerist, was the eldest son of artist Mirka Mora and restauranteur and gallery owner Georges Mora.
1 portrait in the collection