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Herb Elliott AC MBE
Biography
James Herbert 'Herb' Elliott AC MBE (b. 1938), runner, won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the Rome Olympics in 1960.
1 portrait in the collection
Herb Elliott, 1992 (printed 2008)
Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld, 2004
John Elliott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2005
Thousand mile stare
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2004
John Elliott talks about his photographic portrait practice, including his iconic image of Slim Dusty arm-in-arm with Dame Edna Everage.
Herb Wharton AM
Biography
Herb Wharton AM (b. 1936), Kooma Elder, poet and author, was born at Yumba, an Aboriginal camp near the Queensland town of Cunnamulla.
2 portraits in the collection
Herb Wharton, 1994
Jim Rolon
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Purchased 2013
Elliott and Fry
Biography
Elliott & Fry, a photography studio and photographic film manufacturer, was founded in 1863 at 55-56 Baker Street, London by Joseph John Elliott and Clarence Edmund Fry.
2 portraits in the collection
Peter Elliott AM
Biography
Peter Elliott AM (1927–2014) was an obstetrician, gynaecologist and gynaecological oncologist as well as a significant art collector and patron.
6 portraits in the collection
John Elliott
Biography
John Elliott (b. 1951), photographer, country music devotee, broadcaster and writer, grew up in Blackall in central western Queensland.
24 portraits in the collection
Kondelea Elliott
Biography
Kondelea Elliott (1917–2011), union official and women's rights lobbyist, was the daughter of a Greek migrant father, Nicholas Xenodohos, who had come from the Queensland canefields via Sydney, and an Australian mother who had left school at the age of eight and performed in a circus.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter Elliott, 1964
Jon Molvig
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of Richard Elliott 2016. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Kondelea (Della) Elliott, 1979
Ivy Shore
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of Jeannie Highet and Kim Buchan 2012
Study for the portrait of Peter Elliott, 1964
Jon Molvig
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard Elliott
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program 2016
Study for the portrait of Peter Elliott, 1964
Jon Molvig
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard Elliott
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program 2016
Study for portrait of Peter Elliott, 1964
Jon Molvig
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard Elliott 2016
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Study for portrait of Peter Elliott, 1964
Jon Molvig
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard Elliott 2016
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program