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Joan Kerr
Biography
Joan Kerr (1938-2004), art historian, writer and lecturer, was responsible for several key reference texts on Australian art.
1 portrait in the collection
Joan Kerr, 2004
Peter Drewett
Portrait, pokerwork on spotted gum
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of James Semple Kerr 2004
Sir John Kerr AK KCMG LSt J PC GCVO QC
Biography
Sir John Kerr AK KCMG LSt J PC GCVO QC (1914-1991) was the eighteenth Governor-General of Australia.
3 portraits in the collection
The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia, 1869
Archibald McDonald, Henry Samuel Sadd
Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
John Kerr, 1976
Frank Hinder
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Enid Hawkins 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Governor General Sir John Kerr, 1976
Frank Hinder
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen, watercolour, pencil on paper
Gift of HOTA (Home of the Arts), Gold Coast 2019 with the encouragement of Patrick Corrigan AM
Gough and John, 1981
Peter van der Veer
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu, 2021
James Tylor, Craig Tuffin, Dr Elisa deCourcy
Portrait, 1/4 plate daguerreotype in a leather case lined with Nantu Watpa Grey Kangaroo fur
Purchased 2022
James Wilson
Biography
James Wilson (1760–1840), naval officer, was the commander of a ship called the Duff, which in 1797 brought a group of missionaries from the London Missionary Society to Tahiti.
1 portrait in the collection
James Fairfax AO
Biography
James Oswald Fairfax AC (1933-2017) was the eldest son of Sir Warwick Fairfax.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir James McNeill CBE
Biography
Sir James McNeill CBE (1916-1987) was chairman of BHP from 1977 to 1984.
1 portrait in the collection
Hon. James G. Francis
Biography
James Goodall Francis (1819–1884), a London-born merchant and politician, arrived in Hobart as a steerage passenger in February 1835.
1 portrait in the collection
Clive James AO CBE
Biography
Clive James AM (1939-2019), writer, broadcaster and critic, grew up in Sydney, attending Hurstville Opportunity School, Sydney Tech.
1 portrait in the collection
James Morrison
Biography
James Morrison (b. 1962), known internationally as a jazz recording artist, composer and flamboyant virtuoso performer, started to play the cornet at the age of seven.
1 portrait in the collection
James Gillray
Biography
James Gillray, caricaturist and printmaker, was born in Chelsea and learned the art of engraving as a youth in London.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir James Fergusson
Biography
Sir James Fergusson (1832–1907), governor, was educated at Rugby School and was still a student there when he succeeded his father as Baronet of Kilkerran in 1849.
1 portrait in the collection