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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Jeffrey Samuels, Boomalli workshop

Jeffrey Samuels

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

I think of my Culture

I think of my Culture

I think of my Culture

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.

Jeffrey Samuels, Boomalli workshop

Jeffrey Samuels, Boomalli workshop

Jeffrey Samuels, Boomalli workshop

Jeffrey Samuels, Boomalli workshop, 2003

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2010

JS Study 1

Jeffrey Smart AO

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

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait, 2001

Jeffrey Smart AO

Portrait, charcoal and pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2002

Jeffrey Smart, Tuscany, June 8, 2011 by Dave Tacon

Jeffrey Smart, Tuscany, June 8, 2011

Jeffrey Smart

Jeffrey Smart

Jeffrey Smart

Jeffrey Smart, 1992

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Jeffrey Smart

Jeffrey Smart

Jeffrey Smart

Jeffrey Smart, 2012

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

David Malouf

David Malouf

David Malouf

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

Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley

Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley

Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley, 1994

Jeffrey Smart AO

Portrait, pencil on paper

Bequest of Nick Enright AM 2004

JS Study 1

JS Study 1

JS Study 1

JS Study 1, 2014

Portrait, enamel and synthetic polymer paint on conservation card

Gift of Ross Steele AM 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Hardtmuth 'Hottie' Lahm

Hottie's Snifter to port

Magazine article by Peter Jeffrey, 2016

Peter Jeffrey trips the hound nostalgic.

blood/memory: Brenda & Christopher I (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra; Mara/Ngarrindjeri/Ritharrngu; Anglo-Australian/Chinese/German/Irish/Scottish) 2021

blood/memory: Brenda & Christopher I (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra; Mara/Ngarrindjeri/Ritharrngu; Anglo-Australian/Chinese/German/Irish/Scottish) 2021

blood/memory: Brenda & Christopher I (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra; Mara/Ngarrindjeri/Ritharrngu; Anglo-Australian/Chinese/German/Irish/Scottish) 2021

blood/memory: Brenda & Christopher I (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra; Mara/Ngarrindjeri/Ritharrngu; Anglo-Australian/Chinese/German/Irish/Scottish) 2021, 2022 (printed 2023)

Brenda L Croft, Prue Hazelgrove, Richard Crampton

Portrait, original wet plate collodion process tintype, digital scan to Ultrachrome pigment on paper

Purchased 2023

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait, 1981

Michael Shannon

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Les Rowe 1998
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien

Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien

Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien

Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien, 1980

Portrait, oil with fibre-tipped pen underdrawing on composition board

Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2002

Jeff Kennett

Jeff Kennett

Jeffrey Kennett (b. 1948) was premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999. He entered politics from a career in advertising, winning the state seat of Burwood for the Liberal Party in 1976.

1 portrait in the collection

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