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Joan Croll AO
Biography
Dr Joan Croll AO (1928–2022), radiologist and physician, studied medicine at the University of Sydney and commenced practising in 1975.
2 portraits in the collection
Joan Croll
Portrait story
An interview with the indomitable Joan Croll, subject of John Brack's portrait.
Robert Henderson Croll
Biography
Robert Henderson Croll (1869-1947), author, worked as a clerk in the Victorian public service for over 40 years, but is better remembered for his books and journalism.
2 portraits in the collection
Joan Croll, 1976
John Brack
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Frank Croll and Dr Joan Croll AO 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Bob Croll of the AAA Vic., 1916
David Low
Portrait, pencil, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Study for portrait of Joan Croll, 1976
John Brack
Portrait, conté crayon on paper
Gift of Dr Joan Croll AO 2007. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Robert Henderson Croll, 1927
Frederick George Reynolds
Portrait, oil on canvas on board
Gift of Grietje Croll in memory of her late husband Robert Devereaux Croll and with the endorsement of his daughter Helen Croll 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
String of Pearls
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2001
Andrew Sayers discusses the portrait of Dr Joan Croll AO by the Australian artist John Brack.
Portrait 2
December 2001 - February 2002
Magazine
This issue of Portrait Magazine features David Moore, Midnight Oil, Dr Joan Croll by John Brack, the acquisition of the Captain Cook portrait, and more.
John Shirlow, c. 1937
Julian Smith
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
John Shirlow
Biography
John Shirlow (1869-1936) etcher, was the first Australian to make etching the basis of his career.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait Donors
Listed by year
Honour board
The activist A-list
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2007
Dr Sarah Engledow examines a number of figures in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery who were pioneers or substantial supporters of the seminal Australian environmental campaigns of the early 1970s and 1980s.
Head, hand, heart
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2007
An extensive selection of portraits by John Brack were on display at the National Portrait Gallery in late 2007.
Less than six degrees of separation
Lecture, 28 May 2011
General content
Dr Anne Sanders NPG Curatorial Researcher investigated the lives of the pioneering psychologists whose portraits are featured in Inner Worlds.