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Self-portrait with studio spirits
Kate Beynon
Image
Self-portrait with guardian spirits
Kate Beynon
Image
Kate Hattam
Biography
Kathleen 'Kate' Hattam (1923–2004), stylesetter and art collector, was born in London and served with the Women’s Royal Air Force during the Second World War, stationed in radar at Beachey Head.
1 portrait in the collection
Kate Gollings
Biography
Photographer Kate Gollings embarked in the late 1990s on a project to take a 'national snapshot', photographing 100 people who had made a distinctive contribution to Australian society and culture.
11 portraits in the collection
Kate Grenville AO
Biography
Kate Grenville AO (b. 1950), novelist, studied in Sydney and worked as a film editor before spending several years in the UK and Europe, where she began to write.
2 portraits in the collection
Kate Grenville
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2014
Philip, 2008
by Kate Lewis
Image
The Textiles Scientist, 2018
by Kate Atkinson
Image
Tim Pak Poy, 1998 (printed 2005)
Kate Gollings
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Rethinking foundational histories
Magazine article by Kate Fullagar, 2019
A focus on Indigenous-European relationships underpins Facing New Worlds. By Kate Fullagar.
Kate Grenville
'The secret river'
Portrait story
Kate Grenville reads a passage from her novel The secret river and describes its creation.
Kate Grenville, 2008
Tim Georgeson
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Gilbert Lau, c. 1998 (printed 2005)
Kate Gollings
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Norman Hetherington OAM (and friends), 2008
Kate Rae
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist, Kate Rae and Mosman Art Gallery with the encouragement of the Hetherington family 2015
Ian Kiernan, 1996 (printed 2001)
Kate Gollings
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001
Ron Castan AM QC, 1995 (printed 2001)
Kate Gollings
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001