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H Parker Rolfe was a professional photographer and teacher who operated from various premises in Philadelphia from the 1890s to the 1910s.
6 portraits in the collection



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014

Harold Parker (1873-1962), sculptor, came to Brisbane with his English parents as a three-year old.
1 portrait in the collection

Phillip Parker King RN (1791–1856) has been described as the first Australian-born person to succeed in the world outside the colonies.
1 portrait in the collection

Isobel Parker Philip introduces artist Thom Roberts, whose distinctive portraits of people, buildings and personified trains define the world as he experiences it.



Gift of Rosamond Shepherd 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Penelope Grist unpacks photographs by David Parker, who captured the phenomenal emergence of the 1970s and 80s Melbourne music scene.



Purchased 2000

An interview with graffiti artist Marc de Jong about the art of Howard Arkley.

