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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
Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld, 2004
John Elliott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2005
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
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa, c. 1847
an unknown artist, Thomas Wharton
Portrait, daguerreotype in a pinchbeck case
Purchased 2001
Herb and Flan, 2018
Julian Meagher
Portrait, oil on linen
Gift of the artist 2022
Fred Hilmer AO
Biography
Fred Hilmer AO (b. 1945), economic policy and reform strategist, was the chief executive officer of John Fairfax Holdings from 1998 to 2005 and vice- chancellor of the University of New South Wales from 2006 to 2015.
1 portrait in the collection
Fred Hilmer, 2018
Evert Ploeg
Portrait, oil on linen
Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018
Thousand Mile Stare
Portrait photography by John Elliott
Previous exhibition, 2004
Thousand mile stare provides a unique portrait of people of rural Australia
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.
Fred Hilmer, 2018
by Evert Ploeg
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018
Glamour vs grunge
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2010
Christopher Chapman examines the battle of glamour vs. grunge which played out in the fashion and advertising of the 1990s.
Naked nostalgia
Magazine article by Penelope Grist, 2016
Penelope Grist reminisces about the halcyon days of a print icon, before the infusion of the internet’s shades of grey.
Christmas Island
About Face article
This is my last Trumbology before, in a little more than a week from now, I pass to my successor Karen Quinlan the precious baton of the Directorship of the National Portrait Gallery.