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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
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
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
A Portrait (Kate Hattam), 1956
Clifton Pugh AO
Portrait, oil on board
Purchased 2006
Olga and her blanket, 2015
by Katherine Griffiths
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Granny's 90th, 2012
by Katherine Bennett
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Barry & Alkirra – The House in Carrington, 2014
by Katherine Williams
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Portrait of Jawoyn Elder, Margaret Katherine, 2015
John Gollings
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Inspiration + Realisation: John Singer Sargent
Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2006
Katherine Russell examines the art of Australian artist Paul Newton, referencing the portraiture of John Singer Sargent.
Inspiration + Realisation: Peter Wegner
Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2006
Peter Wegner's approach to portraiture could be considered a visual record of the rapport, the dynamic space between artist and subject.
Be bold
Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2007
The name of Florence Broadhurst, one of Australia’s most significant wallpaper and textile designers, is now firmly cemented in the canon of Australian art and design.
Australian Princess
Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2005
The full-length portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark by artist Jiawei Shen, has become a destination piece for visitors.
Katherine Bennett
Finalist interviews
The lady in the centre of this photograph is my partner's Granny. So we are almost directly related, and here, as with all photographic work. I am in a state of exchange though I think only directly, with one of the women!
Scarred, 2017
by Nicole Katherine Wells
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Katherine, NT / Harrietville, VIC, 2017
by Rhett Hammerton
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