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Hugo Weaving AO
Biography
Hugo Weaving AO (b. 1960), actor, spent his childhood in England, Australia and South Africa before returning to live in Australia in 1976.
1 portrait in the collection
Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving), 2011
Nicholas Harding
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012
Nicholas Harding
'A portrait of Hugo Weaving'
Portrait story
Artist Nicholas Harding talks about how he became interested in portraiture, and his motivation in painting Hugo Weaving.
Hugo Wolfsohn
Biography
Hugo Wolfsohn, a Dunera Boy, was Foundation Professor of Politics at Latrobe University.
2 portraits in the collection
Henry Mayer, 1965
Hugo Wolfsohn
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Elaine Mayer and Ms Vicky Mayer 2011
Henry Mayer, 1965
Hugo Wolfsohn
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Elaine Mayer and Ms Vicky Mayer 2011
Weaving identity
Magazine article by Rebecca Ray, 2022
Rebecca Ray explores the way identity, belonging and connectedness are translated through materiality in First Nations portraiture.
Robert Rosen
Biography
Robert Rosen is a portrait photographer who took thousands of snaps of the tawdry Sydney social scene of the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
2 portraits in the collection
Richard Roxburgh
Biography
Richard Roxburgh (b. 1962), actor, completed an economics degree at the Australian National University before gaining a place at NIDA on his second attempt.
2 portraits in the collection
Robert 'Twogun' Rosen, 1994
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Del Kathryn Barton
Biography
Del Kathryn Barton (b.1972) lives and works in Sydney. She is one of Australia's most celebrated contemporary artists, famous for her figurative paintings that feature fantastical characters posed against ornate—and sometimes psychedelic—backgrounds.
1 portrait in the collection
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
'Weaving the Dame'
Portrait story
An interview with Victorian Tapestry Workshop artists Sue Walker and Christopher Pyett.
Sue Walker
Biography
Sue Walker (b. 1936) is a weaver and arts administrator. After studying fine arts in Melbourne she began her professional career as a weaver in London.
1 portrait in the collection
Sue Walker, 1977
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Mona Hessing
Biography
Mona Hessing (1933-2001) weaver, was described as having made a 'very significant contribution from the late 1960s into the 1980s to the development of weaving as monumental public sculpture.
1 portrait in the collection
Nicholas Harding
Biography
Nicholas Harding (1956–2022) was one of Australia's most highly regarded artists, known for his portraits and drawings, and his light-filled, vigorously painted images of the bush and the coast.
5 portraits in the collection