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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
A Portrait (Kate Hattam), 1956
Clifton Pugh AO
Portrait, oil on board
Purchased 2006
Melbourne experience
Magazine article by Diana Warnes, 2007
Diana Warnes explores the lives of Hal and Katherine 'Kate' Hattam through their portraits painted by Fred Williams and Clifton Pugh.
Hal Hattam
Biography
Harold 'Hal' Hattam (1913-1994), doctor, artist and art collector, came to Australia from his native Scotland at the age of seven.
1 portrait in the collection
Hal Hattam, 1960
Fred Williams
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Hattam family in memory of Hal and Kate Hattam 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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
Self-portrait with studio spirits
Kate Beynon
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.
Self-portrait with guardian spirits
Kate Beynon
Image
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