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Marc Hunter, Dragon. Sylvania Hotel, Sydney c. 1979
Stuart Spence
Image
Marc Besen AC
Biography
Marcus (Marc) Besen AC (1923–2023), philanthropist and arts benefactor, founded the Besen Family Foundation with his wife Eva Besen AO.
1 portrait in the collection
Isaiah, arms and legs folded, 2015
by Marc Bowden
Image
Marc Newson, 1990
Jim Rolon
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, hand coloured on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Bill Hunter
Biography
Bill Hunter (1940-2011), actor, spent five decades on Australian television and cinema screens.
1 portrait in the collection
Philip Hunter
Biography
Philip Hunter (1958-2017), painter, studied art in Melbourne before holding his first solo exhibition there in 1982.
1 portrait in the collection
Ruby Hunter
Biography
Ruby Hunter (1955-2010), singer/songwriter, was a Ngarrindjeri/ Kukatha/ Pitjantjatjara woman from South Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Robert Hunter
Biography
Robert Hunter (1947-2014), painter, trained at Preston Technical College and RMIT from 1964 to 1967, and was deeply impressed by the work of American abstractionist Ad Reinhardt in Melbourne in 1967.
1 portrait in the collection
Suzie Petyarre Hunter
Biography
Suzie Petyarre (also spelt Pitjara) Hunter (b. c. 1966), painter, is an Alyawarre woman who lives a traditional life in the bush at Irrultja, Utopia.
1 portrait in the collection
Captain John Hunter
Biography
John Hunter (1737-1821), naval officer and governor, came to Sydney as second captain of the Sirius, the flagship of the First Fleet.
3 portraits in the collection
Ruby Hunter, 1996 (printed 2012)
Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2012
Philip Hunter, 2004
Julian Kingma
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006
Bill Hunter, 1974
Janet Dawson
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Captain John Hunter, Governor New South Wales, 1801
William Ridley
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Captain John Hunter, 1801
William Ridley
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Suzie Petyarre, 1994
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.