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Joan Croll
Portrait story
An interview with the indomitable Joan Croll, subject of John Brack's portrait.
Joan Croll AO
Biography
Dr Joan Croll AO (1928–2022), radiologist and physician, studied medicine at the University of Sydney and commenced practising in 1975.
2 portraits in the collection
Joan Croll, 1976
John Brack
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Frank Croll and Dr Joan Croll AO 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Study for portrait of Joan Croll, 1976
John Brack
Portrait, conté crayon on paper
Gift of Dr Joan Croll AO 2007. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
String of Pearls
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2001
Andrew Sayers discusses the portrait of Dr Joan Croll AO by the Australian artist John Brack.
Robert Henderson Croll
Biography
Robert Henderson Croll (1869-1947), author, worked as a clerk in the Victorian public service for over 40 years, but is better remembered for his books and journalism.
2 portraits in the collection
Bob Croll of the AAA Vic., 1916
David Low
Portrait, pencil, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Robert Henderson Croll, 1927
Frederick George Reynolds
Portrait, oil on canvas on board
Gift of Grietje Croll in memory of her late husband Robert Devereaux Croll and with the endorsement of his daughter Helen Croll 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Joan Kirner
Biography
Joan Kirner AC (1938-2015) was the first female premier of Victoria. Daughter of a fitter and turner and a homemaker, she attended the selective University High School, graduating from the University of Melbourne to teach in state schools.
1 portrait in the collection
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 Redshaw AM
Biography
Joan Redshaw AM (1921–1994), medical practitioner, chose her career in opposition to her father, a judge, who thought the University of Sydney medical school was a hotbed of women's activists.
1 portrait in the collection
M'lady Ikebana
Joan Ross
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M'lady Ikebana
Joan Ross
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You were my biggest regret: diary entry 1806
Joan Ross
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Those trees came back to me in my dreams
Joan Ross
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I like to name everything after myself
Joan Ross
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