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William, Randwick, 1975/2008
William Yang, Melody Cooper
Portrait, inkjet print, black and purple ink on paper
Purchased 2022
Sir Daniel Cooper
Biography
Sir Daniel Cooper (1821-1902), merchant and philanthropist, came to Australia in 1843 and opened a business, Cooper Bros, which was later reputed to be 'the most extensive mercantile house in the Australian colonies'.
2 portraits in the collection
Carl Cooper
Biography
Carl Cooper (1912-1966), ceramic decorator, contracted poliomyelitis in his twenties.
1 portrait in the collection
I am Kerryn
Anne Cooper
Image
The Chameleon IV, 2015
by Samantha McAdam-Cooper
Image
Carl Cooper, 1945-1946
Arthur Boyd AC OBE
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Bequest of Alan Boxer 2014
Taylor Cooper, 2021
Robert Fielding
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022
The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong), c. 1880
J D. Cooper
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Purchased 2014
Admiral Earl Howe, n.d.
R Cooper after John Singleton Copley
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1882
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001
Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1890s
Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Gift of Ronald A Walker 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
David Alexander Stewart Campbell
Biography
David Alexander Stewart Campbell (1898-1970), wool buyer and journal editor, undertook a woolclassing course in Sydney, worked as a jackeroo, served in the AIF in Egypt and gained further experience with wool in England before he was inducted into the wool trade in Melbourne.
1 portrait in the collection
D.A.S. Campbell (David Alexander Stewart Campbell), 1963
Sir William Dargie CBE
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Dr Mary Newlinds and Sheena Simpson in memory of their father, D.A.S. Campbell, 2014
Mysterious eyes
Arthur Boyd portraits from 1945
Previous exhibition, 2016
Boyd’s self-portrait at age 25 is joined by his equally emotive portraits of those around him.
Bleddyn Butcher
Biography
Bleddyn Butcher was born in London and came to Australia when he was six.
5 portraits in the collection
Drawn in
Coolibah Coolective
Event, Sunday 15 December
Draw while listening to live music by four-piece band Coolibah Coolective as they perform acoustic songs that tell stories about the people and places that make us who we are.