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Dr Matilda House
Biography
Dr Matilda House (b. 1945) is a Ngambri/Wiradjuri Elder who has dedicated her life to the pursuit of social justice for Indigenous people.
2 portraits in the collection
Brenda L Croft and Dr Matilda House
In Conversation
General content
Brenda L Croft (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra peoples) talks with Ngambri/Ngunnawal/Wiradjuri elder, Dr Matilda House, about her photographic portrait.
Matilda House presides at the first Welcome to Country, 2008 (printed 2009)
Juno Gemes
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2009
Matilda (Ngambri/Ngunnawal), 2019
Brenda L Croft
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Observation point
Magazine article by Brenda L Croft, 2022
I have known Dr Aunty Matilda House, Ngambri Elder, Traditional Custodian and Cultural Knowledge Holder, since I was a child.
Matilda (Ngambri), 2020
Brenda L Croft, Prue Hazelgrove, Richard Crampton
Portrait, inkjet print (from original tintype, wet plate collodion process) on paper
Purchased with funds provided by The Calvert-Jones Foundation 2020
Crowded House
Biography
Crowded House is a much-loved Australian-New Zealand rock band formed in Melbourne in 1985 by talented singer/songwriter Neil Finn OBE (b.
3 portraits in the collection
Neil Finn, Crowded House 1986
Wendy McDougall
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Neil Finn, 1987 (printed 2021)
Alan Mitchell
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2021
Neil Finn and Paul Hester, 1987 (printed 2021)
Alan Mitchell
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2021
Paul Hester, 1987 (printed 2021)
Alan Mitchell
Portrait, inkjet print on canvas
Gift of the artist 2021
In Conversation
Brenda L Croft and Dr Matilda House, 24th June 2020
Recorded virtual programs
Brenda L Croft (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra peoples) talks with Ngambri/Ngunnawal/Wiradjuri elder, Dr Matilda House, about her photographic portrait.
Matilda after the match, 2014
by Andrew Merry
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Ngambri Woman
Narelle Zeller
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Barrie Kosky, Sydney Opera House, c. 1997 (printed 2017)
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2017
House painters, 2019
Graham Monro
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