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John Frith
Biography
John Frith, cartoonist, was born and schooled in England before coming to Sydney in 1929.
4 portraits in the collection
Jim Ferrier, n.d.
John Frith
Portrait, cast printer's metal
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Frith family 2013
Frank Beaurepaire, n.d.
John Frith
Portrait, cast printer's metal
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Frith family 2013
Jack Purtell, n.d.
John Frith
Portrait, plasticine maquette
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Frith family 2013
Ben Chifley, 1951
John Frith
Portrait, cast plaster, patinated and bronze powder coated pipe
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Frith family 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Jeffrey Samuels
Biography
Jeffrey Samuels (b. 1956), a Ngiyampaa/Ngemba painter, illustrator, designer, mixed-media artist and printmaker, is one of the Stolen Generations and seeks to affirm his Aboriginal identity and cultural heritage through his work.
2 portraits in the collection
Jeffrey Smart AO
Biography
Jeffrey Smart (1921–2013) was an iconic realist painter, acclaimed for his urban and industrial landscapes which form one of the most original and recognisable bodies of work in the canon of Australian art.
6 portraits in the collection
Self portrait, 2001
Jeffrey Smart AO
Portrait, charcoal and pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2002
I think of my Culture, 1989
Jeffrey Samuels
Portrait, watercolour, pen, brush and ink on paper
Gift of John Lane 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Aborigines, the last of the race, Tasmania, c. 1866
Henry Frith
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2006
Jeffrey Smart, Tuscany, June 8, 2011
by Dave Tacon
Image
Jeffrey Smart, 1992
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Jeffrey Smart, 2012
Dave Tacon
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Jeffrey Samuels, Boomalli workshop, 2003
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2010
David Malouf, 1980
Jeffrey Smart AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Gift of Dr Gene Sherman AM and Brian Sherman AM 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley, 1994
Jeffrey Smart AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Bequest of Nick Enright AM 2004