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Sir William Dargie CBE
Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE, 1960s
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of the Estate of Marion Orme Page 2016
Dame Margery Merlyn Baillieu Myer DBE
Biography
Dame Margery Merlyn Baillieu Myer DBE (1900–1982), philanthropist and fundraiser, was the daughter of a hotelier, George Baillieu.
1 portrait in the collection
Michael Meszaros
Kenneth Myer DSC AC, 1985
Portrait, cast bronze medallion on wood plaque
Gift of Dr Ray Marginson AM 2001
Paul Montford
Sidney Myer, 1936
Portrait, cast bronze on wooden base
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Jacqui Stockdale
What the tree saw: David Foster, 2018
Portrait, inkjet print and oil on canvas, mounted with inset axe pendant
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Cherry Hood
Margaret Seares, 2018
Portrait, watercolour on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Kenneth Baillieu Myer DSC AC
Biography
Kenneth Baillieu Myer DSC AC (1921- 1992) was a businessman and philanthropist.
1 portrait in the collection
Joe Greenberg
Brian Quinn, Coles Myer,
Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001
Sidney Myer
Biography
Sidney Myer (1878-1934), retail magnate and philanthropist, arrived in Melbourne in 1898 as a penniless Russian immigrant named Simca Baevski.
1 portrait in the collection
William Kelly OAM
Neilma Gantner, c. 1990
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Purchased 2022
Henry Bone
Portrait of William Manning, c. 1821
Portrait, enamel on copper plate
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2017
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Kenneth Coles, c. 1979
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Edgar Coles, c. 1970
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Norman Coles, n.d.
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
W B McInnes
Sir George Coles, 1935
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait of Professors Margaret Gardner and Glyn Davis, 2017
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins, Sir Roderick Carnegie AC, Rupert Myer AO and Annabel Myer, Louise and Martyn Myer Foundation, Peter and Ruth McMullin, Diana Carlton, Professor Derek Denton AC, Harold Mitchell AC, Peter Jopling AM KC, Andrew and Liz Mackenzie, Patricia Patten, Tamie Fraser AO, Bruce Parncutt and Robin Campbell, Lauraine Diggins, Steven Skala AO and Lousje Skala 2017