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Ivy Shore
Biography
Ivy Shore (1915–1999), painter, was born in Melbourne, daughter of a South Australian suffragette, Elka, and engineer John Williams.
2 portraits in the collection
Arnold Shore
Biography
Arnold Shore, a lifelong inhabitant of Melbourne, was apprenticed to a stained glass and leadlight company called Brooks, Robinson soon after leaving school at the age of twelve.
2 portraits in the collection
Arnold Shore
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1962
Self portrait, 1962
Arnold Shore
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Malcolm Shore 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Ivy Shore, 1961
Graeme Inson
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Harvey and Russell Shore 2014
Kondelea (Della) Elliott, 1979
Ivy Shore
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of Jeannie Highet and Kim Buchan 2012
HV (Doc) Evatt, 1935
Arnold Shore
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Elizabeth Evatt and Penelope Seidler 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Not your average teacher’s pet!
It's Complicated
Love versus art
Max Meldrum, 1951
Graeme Inson
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Shirley Greathead 2009
Reflection, 2009
by Imants Larsens
Image
Brian Fitzpatrick, 1953
Graeme Inson
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sheila and David Fitzpatrick in memory of their father 2008
James Semple Lisle
Biography
Major James Semple Lisle (1759-1799) was a confidence trickster. Convicted of theft, he was sentenced to transportation and embarked on the Lady Shore for Botany Bay in 1797.
1 portrait in the collection
Robert Hughes AO
Biography
Robert Hughes AO (1938-2012) was the senior art critic for Time magazine and one of Australia’s famous expatriates of the 1960s.
6 portraits in the collection
Robert Hughes, 1962
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Purchased 1998
Robert Hughes, 1962
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1998
Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical, 2001
Bill Leak
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002