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Katharine Brisbane
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1974
Katharine Brisbane, 1982 (printed 2017)
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Thomas Mackdougall Brisbane
Biography
Thomas Mackdougall Brisbane (1773-1860) was born into an aristocratic Scottish family and entered the army at the age of 16.
2 portraits in the collection
Mabel Forrest, 1917
Murray Studio (Brisbane & Gympie)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1842
Frederick Bromley after Robert Frain
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008
General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1850 (published)
James Faed, W Wilding after John Watson Gordon
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008
Strong Avenue, Graceville, Brisbane
Stuart Miller
Image
Kumantjayi Perkins at the Roma Forum, Brisbane, 1982
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Troy Cassar-Daley, Brisbane, 2004
John Elliott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Season of Change
Maxim Chikanchi
Image
Gav & Ray, 2007
by Richard Walker
Image
Daphne Mayo MBE
Biography
Daphne Mayo MBE (1895–1982), sculptor, was born in Sydney and moved to Brisbane as a child.
1 portrait in the collection
David M Thomas
Dream Job
Previous exhibition, 2011
Since 1993 Brisbane-based artist David M Thomas has investigated self identity through art works that encompass painting, text, audio, video and performance.
Kevin Weldon AM
Biography
Kevin Weldon (1933-2023), businessman and philanthropist, spent his early years in Ingham in far north Queensland, where his father ran a car dealership.
1 portrait in the collection
Tony Albert
Keith Burt
Image
Davida Allen
Biography
Davida Allen is a Queensland artist. As a student at Brisbane's Stuartholme School in the 1960s she had Betty Churcher as an art teacher.
2 portraits in the collection