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Lionel E. Rose MBE
Biography
Lionel Rose MBE (1948–2011), boxer, was the first Aboriginal Australian to win a world sporting title.
1 portrait in the collection
Lionel Rose, World Champion Bantam Weight Boxer before departing to the USA to defend his title, 1968 (printed 2008)
Mervyn Bishop
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2008
The champs
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2008
Two lively portrait photographs reflect the agility of their subjects: world champion Australian sportsmen Lionel Rose and Anthony Mundine.
Seeing stars
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2013
Joanna Gilmour explores photographic depictions of Aboriginal sportsmen including Lionel Rose, Dave Sands, Jerry Jerome and Douglas Nicholls.
The Jester (Self Portrait) by Lionel Lindsay
'Comedy of Life'
Portrait story
A visual exploration of themes depicted in 'The Jester' by Lionel Lindsay.
Lionel Murphy QC
Biography
Lionel Murphy QC (1922-1986), High Court judge and Labor politician, grew up in Sydney, studied science and law at Sydney University, was admitted to the Bar in 1947, and became a QC in 1960.
1 portrait in the collection
Lionel Lindsay
Biography
Sir Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961), graphic artist, was the brother of Norman, Percy, Daryl and Ruby Lindsay and shared with his siblings an early obsession with drawing and printmaking.
5 portraits in the collection
Lionel Fogarty
Biography
Lionel Fogarty (b. 1958), Yugambeh/Kudjela poet and activist, was born at Barambah, the Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve, near Murgon, Queensland.
1 portrait in the collection
Lionel Lindsay, 1928
C.H.
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
The Jester (self portrait), 1923
Lionel Lindsay
Portrait, wood engraving on paper
Gift of Sir Richard Kingsland AO CBE DFC 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Bloodlines
Magazine article by Michelle Fracaro, 2004
Michelle Fracaro describes Lionel Lindsay's woodcut The Jester (self-portrait).
Henry Lawson, c. 1919
Lionel Lindsay
Portrait, pencil, charcoal, pen and ink on paper
Purchased 2010
Henry Lawson, 1919
Lionel Lindsay
Portrait, etching on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2011
The Hon Lionel Murphy, 1978
Judith O'Conal-Prinz
Portrait, oil on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Lionel Murphy Foundation 2012
Ali Cobby Eckermann and Lionel Fogarty at the Hawkesbury River, 2014
Juno Gemes
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2015
John Buckley Castieu, Lionel Lindsay and Norman Lindsay, c. 1897
an unknown artist
Portrait, albumen silver photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008