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Hon Joh Bjelke-Petersen KCMG
Biography
Hon Joh Bjelke-Petersen KCMG, longest-serving Premier of Queensland from 1968 until 1987 was born in New Zealand in 1911.
1 portrait in the collection
JOH (The Hon Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen), c. 1987
Noel Stapleton
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas board
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003
Lady Flo, 2011
by Russell Shakespeare
Image
Mel, 2011
by Heather Faulkner
Image
Marcia Langton, 1982
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Purchased 2004
Lindy Morrison
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2021
Jewelled nights
Magazine article by Dr Anne Sanders, 2017
Anne Sanders celebrates the cinematic union of two pioneering australian women.
David Williamson AO
Biography
David Williamson AO (b. 1942), playwright, studied and lectured in mechanical engineering and psychology before achieving success with his works for the stage.
4 portraits in the collection
Tim Burstall, Andamooka (filming of the Last of the Knucklemen), c. 1979
Rennie Ellis
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006
Belinda Giblin, n.d.
Stuart Campbell
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012
Albert Falzon
Biography
Albert Falzon (b. 1945), film maker and photographer, was in the Australian army and worked for Australian Surfing World magazine before co-founding the Australian surf magazine Tracks in 1970.
1 portrait in the collection
Charles Tingwell AM
Biography
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell AM (1923-2009), actor, became the youngest radio announcer in Australia when he was employed at Sydney radio station 2CH as a cadet.
1 portrait in the collection
David Williamson, 1974 (printed 2001)
Gordon Glenn
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2001
Where the wild things are
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2009
Michael Desmond explores the complex portrait of Dr Bob Brown by Harold 'The Kangaroo' Thornton.
Tim Burstall
Biography
Tim Burstall (1927-2004) set up Eltham Films in the early 1950s, when the local film industry was moribund.
2 portraits in the collection
Australian Visit
Previous exhibition, 2006
The exhibition will include works of art from the NPG Canberra's permanent collection with some inward loans and aims to highlight the achievements of notable Australians.