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John Bell AO OBE
Biography
John Bell AO OBE (b. 1940), actor and director, is one of Australia's best-known theatre personalities.
3 portraits in the collection
John Bell
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1962
John Bell
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1973
John Bell, c. 1968
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Study for John Bell as King Lear, 1998-2001
Nicholas Harding
Portrait, ink, charcoal and conté on paper
Gift of the artist 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
John Bell, 1962 (printed 2006)
Jozef Vissel
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006
Life mask of John Bell, c. 1980
an unknown artist
Portrait, cast plaster
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Roslyn Lawson 2013
Acting, 2011
by Daniel Boud
Image
Lear unbuttoned
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2011
Sarah Engledow steps up to the footlights and applauds the storyline behind Nicholas Harding's portraits of actor John Bell.
Sir Edward Hallstrom, c. 1960
Esme Bell
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of the Musgrave Family 2018
George Bell OBE
Biography
George Bell studied in Melbourne and Paris, and was elected a member of the Modern Society of Portrait Painters, London, in 1908.
1 portrait in the collection
Richard Bell
Biography
Richard Bell (b. 1953), an artist of Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) and Anglo-Celtic heritage, has described himself as an 'inactivist who kicked the habit'.
1 portrait in the collection
Esme Bell
Biography
Esme Bell (1919-2018), daughter of inventor, animal fancier and philanthropist Sir Edward Hallstrom, wrote and illustrated a children’s book, The Rainbow Painter, which was published in 1939.
2 portraits in the collection
George Bell
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1965
Andree Johnson-Bell
Biography
Andree Johnston-Bell (1917-2007), pioneer publisher of articles on Australian antiques, was born in China of Belgian parents and educated in Belgium.
1 portrait in the collection
George Bell, 1951
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1998