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Hilary McPhee AO
Biography
Hilary McPhee AO (b. 1941), writer and editor, began her career at Meanjin before starting a small magazine, Theatre.
1 portrait in the collection
Hilary McPhee, 2015
Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2015
Matisse and Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2007
Exhibition of prints and drawings by Henri matisse scheduled to coincide with the NPG's annual lecture: Hilary Spurling - "Matisse's Women".
Rachel Griffiths AM
Biography
Rachel Griffiths (b. 1968) studied education at Victoria College before working with the community theatre group Woolly Jumpers, Inc.
1 portrait in the collection
All together now, 2012
by Clare Thackway
General content
Finalist, iD2012
Two gentlemen celebrating a birthday (Frank Watters and Geoffrey Legge), 1974
Bob Jenyns
Portrait, painted wood, denim, wool, plastic and candles
Gift of Frank Watters OAM 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The Payne family, 1888-1889
A Flegeltaub
Portrait, albumen photograph on cabinet card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John McPhee 2018
Anna Volska
Biography
Anna Volska (b. 1944), actor, came from Poland to Australia with her mother when she was seven.
1 portrait in the collection
2013-14 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
This 1910 portrait of Elizabeth Sarah (Lillie) Roberts by Tom Roberts was brought into the Gallery's collection with the assistance of the Acquisition Fund in 2013.
Rachel Griffiths, 2002 (printed 2004)
Karin Catt
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Clara Crosbie, aged 12 years, now on exhibition at the Australian Waxworks, c. 1885
Carrington Photo Galleries
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John McPhee 2018
James Macpherson Grant, c. 1870s
Paterson Brothers
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John McPhee 2018
Clara Crosbie, c. 1885
Arthur William Burman
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Gift of John McPhee 2018
Nicholas Harding
28 Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2017
Nicholas Harding: 28 portraits features paintings of Robert Drewe, John Bell and Hugo Weaving alongside gorgeously coloured recent oil portraits, delicate gouaches and bold ink and charcoal drawings.
The silent partner
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2015
One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.
Portrait Donors
Listed by year
Honour board