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Harold Blair AO

Harold Blair AO (1924–1976), singer and Indigenous advocate, spent his youth on the Purga Mission, and began singing in local concerts on the canefields in the Childers area.

1 portrait in the collection

Harold Blair, 1948

Purchased 2010

Wayne Blair

Wayne Blair (b. 1971), director, actor and writer, became interested in acting and dance while a high school student in Rockhampton in the 1980s.

1 portrait in the collection

Wayne Blair, 2007 (printed 2014)

Gift of the artist 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Harold Cazneaux, 1919

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree, 2023

Purchased with funds provided by the Portrait Dinner Series 2023

Harold Cazneaux

Harold Cazneaux came to Australia from his native New Zealand at the age of 11.

19 portraits in the collection

Harold Mitchell AC

Harold Mitchell AC (1942-2024), businessman and philanthropist, left his home town of Stawell at seventeen to become an office boy in a Melbourne advertising agency.

1 portrait in the collection

Harold Parker

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

1 portrait in the collection

Harold Darling

Harold Darling (1885-1950) was chairman of BHP from 1922 to 1950. Born in Adelaide, he entered his father's milling and grain business when he was 18.

2 portraits in the collection

Harold Thornton

The life of eccentric Sydney artist Harry 'The Kangaroo' Thornton is yet to be thoroughly researched.

2 portraits in the collection

Self portrait, 1937

Purchased 2015

Harold Thornton, 1977 (printed 2018)

Purchased 2018

Harold Darling,

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of BHP Billiton 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

The Honourable Bob Hawke savouring a strawberry milkshake, 2017

Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz, 1983

Gift of the Estate of Harold Thornton 2009