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Lucy Culliton
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Most well-regarded pictures of chickens show them dead. A reliable way to tell if a chicken in a painting is dead is to check if it’s hanging upside down, because unlike, say, cockatoos, chickens don’t practise inversion for enjoyment in life.
Lucy Culliton, 2003
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Anna Culliton
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Anna Culliton never had a colouring-in book when she was little. Her parents –Tony, a filmmaker, and Stephanie, a painter – wouldn’t let her have one. Instead, they insisted on her drawing her own pictures to colour-in.
Lady Eliza Lucy Grey
Biography
Eliza Lucy Spencer (c. 1819-1898) was the daughter of the Government Resident at Albany, who was succeeded by George Grey.
1 portrait in the collection
Richard Butler, 1859
Lucy Meadows
Portrait, watercolour and pencil on paper
Purchased 2019
Annie Butler, 1859
Lucy Meadows
Portrait, watercolour and pencil on buff board
Purchased 2019
Elle on wheels
Magazine article by Lucy Quinn, 2013
Lucy Quinn compares the approaches of three photographers lured to the action and culture of roller derby.
Lucy Escott, c. 1861
Dalton's Royal Photographic Gallery
Portrait, albumen silver carte de visite, hand coloured on card
Purchased 2009
Mrs Grey, c. 1845
Theresa Walker
Portrait, cast wax
Purchased 1999
Profile of a marriage
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006
Dr Sarah Engledow explores the lives of Sir George Grey and his wife Eliza, the subjects of a pair of wax medallions in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
Dancenorth Australia (Gideon Obarzanek & Lucy Guerin) Samantha Hines, Mason Kelly, Jenni Large, Ashley McLellan, Josh Mu, Georgia Rudd and Jack Ziesing
Gregory Lorenzutti
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Dancenorth Australia (Gideon Obarzanek & Lucy Guerin) Samantha Hines, Mason Kelly, Jenni Large, Ashley McLellan, Josh Mu, Georgia Rudd and Jack Ziesing
Gregory Lorenzutti
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Lucy, 2006
by Sally McInerney
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The Popular Pet Show
Previous exhibition, 2016
This exhibition expresses the joy and warmth that many of us derive from our animal companions, and celebrates their trusting, unpretentious ways, with portraits of Australians and their furry, feathered and fluffy friends.
An international troupe of two
It's Complicated
Office romance
Sisters baking, 2009
by Hamish Gregory
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