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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

Herb Wharton AM

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

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Herb Wharton, 1994

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 2013

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2005

Herb Elliott

Herb Elliott AC MBE

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

Herb Elliott

Herb Elliott

Herb Elliott, 1992 (printed 2008)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa

Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa

Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa

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

Herb and Flan

Herb and Flan

Herb and Flan, 2018

Portrait, oil on linen

Gift of the artist 2022

Fred Hilmer

Fred Hilmer AO

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

Fred Hilmer

Fred Hilmer

Fred Hilmer, 2018

Portrait, oil on linen

Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018

Stan Coster, Manilla, NSW

Thousand Mile Stare

Portrait photography by John Elliott

Previous exhibition, 2004

Thousand mile stare provides a unique portrait of people of rural Australia

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

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

Fred Hilmer, 2018

General content

Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018

Megan Gale

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.

Wesley Enoch and David McAllister

One-on-one

Current exhibition

On show in Gallery 3, One-on-one showcases portraits of pairs from the collection from the 1800s to today.

Dave Graney

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.

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