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Mr and Mrs Horace Keats in the "Christopher Brennan Cycle", 1945
Dora Toovey
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Anne and Brennan Keats 2009
Heartfelt
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
The portrait of Janet and Horace Keats with the spirit of the poet Christopher Brennan is brought to life by artist Dora Toovey.
Janet Keats
Biography
Janet le Brun Brown (Keats) (1900-1985), soprano, was born on her family's property, Riggsdale, near Goulburn, but on account of frailty she was sent to live with her grandparents in Inverell, Moree and Dungog before going to boarding school in the Blue Mountains and Gosford.
1 portrait in the collection
Horace Keats
Biography
Horace Keats (1895-1945) came to Australia from his native England in 1915 as accompanist to vaudeville performer Nella Webb.
1 portrait in the collection
Janet Dawson
Biography
Janet Dawson (b. 1935), painter, printer, teacher and stage designer, is known for her contribution to abstract art in Australia.
10 portraits in the collection
Janet Vernon AM
Biography
Janet Vernon AM, dancer, met her life and professional partner, Graeme Murphy, at the Australian Ballet School.
1 portrait in the collection
Janet Dawson
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1965
Sixteen, 2010
by Janet Tavener
Image
The Lino Hunter, 2015
by Janet Tavener
Image
The Living Room, 2012
by Janet Tavener
Image
Self portrait, between 1951 and 1953
Janet Dawson
Portrait, oil on cardboard
Gift of the artist 2000
Janet Holmes a Court AC
Biography
Janet Holmes à Court AC (b. 1943), businesswoman and philanthropist, graduated in science and worked as a teacher before marrying young Perth lawyer Robert Holmes à Court in 1966.
1 portrait in the collection
Janet Vernon, 1986
Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Janet Dawson, Paddington, Sydney, 1966 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.
Summer 1986, 1986
Janet Dawson
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased 2000, part gift of Michael Boddy
Chris Dickins, 1983-1984
Janet Dawson
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015