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Robert Rooney
Kiffy Rubbo 2, 1979, 1979 (printed 2012)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Kiffy Rubbo
Biography
Kiffy Rubbo (1944-1980) was director of the Ewing and George Paton Gallery at the University of Melbourne from 1973 to 1980.
1 portrait in the collection
Arthur Murch
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo, 1935
Portrait, ciment fondu, patinated
Purchased 2000
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo
Biography
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo (1870-1955) was born in Naples and received classical art training in Italy.
1 portrait in the collection
Robert Rooney
Janine Burke, c. 1980, 1980 (printed 2012)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Evelyn Chapman
Self portrait, 1911
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Pamela Thalben-Ball 2007
Harold Cazneaux
Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier, c. 1924
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Anthony Browell
Rose Lindsay, 1970
Portrait, direct positive colour photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Roland Wakelin
Self portrait in green hues, c. 1962
Portrait, oil on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Philip Bacon AM 2001
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Alison Rehfisch
Double Self Portrait in Mirror, c. 1936
Portrait, oil on hessian
Purchased 2023
Greg Weight
John Olsen - En plein air, 1996
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Frank Hinder
Self portrait, 1949
Portrait, pencil on paper
Gift of an anonymous donor 2007
Lovers of light
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2008
Dr Sarah Engledow traces the significant links between Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo and Evelyn Chapman through their portraits.
Four from the 30s
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2003
Australia's tradition of sculpted portraits stretches back to the early decades of the nineteenth century and continues to sustain a group of dedicated sculptors.
Meredith Rogers
Biography
Meredith Rogers, theatre director and academic, studied at the University of Melbourne and worked between 1974 and 1979 with Kiffy Rubbo at the Ewing and George Paton Galleries.
1 portrait in the collection
Evelyn Chapman
Biography
Evelyn Chapman studied with Dattilo Rubbo in Sydney and travelled overseas to paint in Paris, where she exhibited at the Salon.
1 portrait in the collection