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Kym Bonython
Biography
Hugh Reskymer 'Kym' Bonython AC DFC AFC (1920-2011), company director, art dealer, jazz authority, music promoter and speedway entrepreneur, was one of the most significant collectors and dealers of contemporary Australian art in the post-war period.
2 portraits in the collection
Kym Bonython
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1962
Portrait of Kym Bonython/Portrait of Mr Bonython's speedway cap, 1963-1966
John Brack
Portrait, oil on canvas (diptych)
Gift of Kym Bonython AC DFC AFC 2007. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Kym Bonython
'The man and his cap'
Portrait story
Former National Portrait Gallery Director, Andrew Sayers, describes John Brack's portrait of Kym Bonython.
Kim Bonython in his Sydney Gallery with work on exhibit by Col Jordan, c. 1970
Kerry Dundas
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2012
Somewhere to hang your cap
Magazine article by Beatrice Thompson, 2007
A pair of portraits by John Brack; Portrait of Kym Bonython and Portrait of Mr Bonython's speedway cap combine to create a quirky depiction of their subject.
Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival, c. 1964 (printed 2015)
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Portrait 25
September - November 2007
Magazine
This issue of Portrait Magazine features Kym Bonython, Florence Broadhurst, Frank Fenner, Henri Matisse, animated portraits and more.
Paul Beadle
Biography
Paul Beadle (1917-1992), sculptor, was born in England and studied at the Cambridge Art School and the Central School of Arts and Crafts during the 1930s.
1 portrait in the collection
Another painter in the studio: Tim Storrier, 1982
Bryan Westwood
Portrait, oil on masonite
Purchased 2012
Grant Mudford
Biography
Grant Mudford (b. 1944) is a Sydney-born, Los Angeles-based photographer renowned for his large-format, abstract depictions of the urban landscape and built environment.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of Robert Klippel, 1980
Yvonne Audette AM
Portrait, oil on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Sir Ian Potter, 1973
Bryan Westwood
Portrait, oil on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Primrose Potter 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
A bond of friendship
Magazine article by Yvonne Audette AM, 2005
Australia's major abstract painter Yvonne Audette discusses her portrait of sculptor Robert Kippel.
Head, hand, heart
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2007
An extensive selection of portraits by John Brack were on display at the National Portrait Gallery in late 2007.
Cultural kaleidoscope
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006
The complex connections between four creative Australians; Patrick White, Sidney Nolan, Robert Helpmann and Peter Sculthorpe.