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Lindy Morrison
'We were so lucky'
Portrait story
Musician Lindy Morrison on starting out as a drummer, and Jenny Watson's portraits of The Go-Betweens.
Lindy Morrison
Biography
Lindy Morrison joined The Go-Betweens as drummer in 1980. After the band split up in early 1990, she teamed up with another ex Go-Between, Amanda Brown, in a group called Cleopatra Wong.
1 portrait in the collection
Lindy Morrison
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2021
Lindy (No. 2 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)
Jenny Watson
Image
Robert, Lindy, Grant, 1981
Jenny Watson
Portrait, oil on canvas board (triptych)
Purchased 2002
Face the music
Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2005
Drawn from the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Face the Music explores the remarkable talents and achievements of Australian musicians, composers, conductors and celebrities associated with the music industry.
Hedda Morrison, 1941 (printed 2004)
Alastair Morrison
Portrait, type C photograph from an original negative on paper
Gift of the artist 2004
Lindy Lee AO
Biography
Lindy Lee AO (b. 1954) is one of Australia's foremost contemporary artists.
2 portraits in the collection
Lindy Lee, 1995
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Lindy Lee, 2003
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Lindy Lee - Birth and Death, 2006
by Robert Scott-Mitchell
Image
Hedda Morrison
Biography
Hedda Morrison (1908-1991) was born Hedda Hammer in Stuttgart, Germany where she acquired her first Box Brownie at the age of 11.
1 portrait in the collection
James Morrison
Biography
James Morrison (b. 1962), known internationally as a jazz recording artist, composer and flamboyant virtuoso performer, started to play the cornet at the age of seven.
1 portrait in the collection
Empowerment, 2013
by Tamika Morrison
Image
James Morrison with flugelhorn, 1994
Kerrie Lester
Portrait, oil and hand-stitching on canvas
Purchased 1999. Courtesy of the Corrigan family and Stuart Purves.
Music for the Soul, 2006
by Rick Carter
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