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Sir Keith Murdoch
Biography
Sir Keith Murdoch (1886–1952), journalist and media proprietor, was dux of his Melbourne school before becoming a cadet journalist for the Age in 1904.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Keith Murdoch, 1944
Danila Vassilieff
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Serafin Martinez and Thai Loi 2013
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE
Biography
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE (1909–2012), philanthropist, was the widow of Sir Keith Murdoch and mother of the publisher, Rupert Murdoch.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Walter Murdoch KCMG
Biography
Sir Walter Murdoch KCMG (1874–1970), academic and essayist, was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and came to Australia with his family in 1884.
1 portrait in the collection
Rupert Murdoch AC KCSG
Biography
Rupert Murdoch AC (b. 1931) is widely regarded as the world's most influential media mogul.
2 portraits in the collection
Rupert Murdoch, 2005
Ben Baker
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Rupert Murdoch, c. 1986
Joe Greenberg
Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2002
The story behind the commissioning of the tapesty portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.
Sir Walter Murdoch, 1920s (printed later)
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2012
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
'Weaving the Dame'
Portrait story
An interview with Victorian Tapestry Workshop artists Sue Walker and Christopher Pyett.
Keith Miller
Biography
Keith Miller MBE (1919-2004) was Australia's greatest cricketing all-rounder.
1 portrait in the collection
Keith Urban AO
Biography
Keith Urban (b. 1967) and his parents moved to Queensland from New Zealand when he was a small boy.
1 portrait in the collection
Keith Potger
Biography
The Seekers, folk music band, formed in 1962 when jazz singer Judith Durham met Athol Guy, who sang and played bass in a folk trio with Bruce Woodley and Keith Potger.
3 portraits in the collection
Tony Albert
Keith Burt
Image
Observation point
Magazine article by Keith Burt, 2020
I have always loved portraits; there is something magical about the combination of the terrain of a face, the angle of a head, and the pose of a body.
Keith Alexander Laught
Biography
Keith Alexander Laught (1907-1969), politician, was born in Adelaide and educated at Scotch College and then the University of Adelaide, becoming a barrister in 1929.
1 portrait in the collection