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Laurence Short AO OBE
Biography
Laurence Short AO OBE (1915–2009), trade union leader, joined the Federated Ironworkers' Association in 1937 and the Labor Party five years later.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Laurence McIntyre CBE
Biography
Sir Laurence McIntyre CBE (1912-1981) diplomat and public servant, was Australian ambassador to the UN during the 1970s.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Laurence Hartnett
Biography
Sir Laurence Hartnett (1898-1986), automotive engineer, was born in Woking, Surrey.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Laurence Hartnett, 1984
Reshid Bey
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Sir Laurence Hartnett's daughters 2003
Sir Laurence McIntyre, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, graphite on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short, 1991
Jenny Sages
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 1998
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
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.