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Mervyn Bishop
Biography
Mervyn Bishop (b. 1945), a Murri photographer, began a cadetship with the Sydney Morning Herald in 1963.
6 portraits in the collection
Jimmy Little, Dubbo Reconciliation Group Event, 2000
Mervyn Bishop
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001
Lionel Rose, World Champion Bantam Weight Boxer before departing to the USA to defend his title, 1968 (printed 2008)
Mervyn Bishop
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2008
Anthony Mundine, 1992 (printed 2008)
Mervyn Bishop
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2008
Aden Ridgeway & pallbearers entering Sydney Town Hall, State Funeral for Kwementyaye Perkins AO, 25th October 2000, 2000
Mervyn Bishop
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2001
Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lowitja O’Donoghue at the opening of the inaugural National Aboriginal Conference, Canberra, 1978 (printed 2014)
Mervyn Bishop
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2015
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari, 1975
Mervyn Bishop
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2000
Mervyn Horton
Biography
Mervyn Horton AM (1917-1983), editor, art writer and entrepreneur, founded the journal Art and Australia in 1963 and edited it until his death in 1983.
1 portrait in the collection
Mervyn Godfrey OAM
Biography
Mervyn Godfrey OAM (1924-2013), Dean Godfrey (b. 1970), David Godfrey (b.
2 portraits in the collection
Mervyn Horton
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1972
Mervyn Horton, 1964
Judy Cassab AO CBE
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Michael and The Message, 2012
by Adele Bishop
Image
Support system, 2018
by Madeline Bishop
Image
Where does your body end and mine begin?
Madeline Bishop
Image
Mervyn Godfrey, 2009
June Orford, Tim Ainsworth
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of June Orford 2009
Alan Bishop Stretton AO OBE LLB
Biography
Alan Bishop Stretton AO OBE LLB (1922-2012) enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940 as a private and retired as a Major-General in 1978 being one of the few Australian generals to rise from the ranks.
1 portrait in the collection