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Midget Farrelly
Biography
Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly AM (1944–2016), surfer and boardmaker, grew up in Sydney and first surfed at North Bondi in the early 1950s.
1 portrait in the collection
Midget Farrelly at Palm Beach, 1964
John Witzig
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2007
John Witzig
Biography
John Witzig, photographer, writer and designer, contributed his first piece to Surfing World in 1963.
5 portraits in the collection
Off the wall
Magazine article by John Witzig, 2008
Photographer and surf mag editor John Witzig tells the stories behind his iconic surf images. 
Sir Jack Brabham OBE
Biography
Sir Jack Brabham OBE (1926-2014), racing car driver, was born in Hurstville, NSW, and studied mechanical engineering before working as a mechanic for the RAAF during WW2.
2 portraits in the collection
Jack Brabham, 2004
Julie Edgar
Portrait, cast bronze on granite plinth
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2005
Jack Brabham, 1967 (printed 2012)
Brian McInerney
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
No shirt, no service
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010
Bon Scott and Angus Young photographed by Rennie Ellis are part of a display celebrating summer and images of the shirtless male.
Start Your Engines...
Magazine article by Catherine McDonough, 2006
The bronze sculpture by Julie Edgar reflects through both the material and representation the determined and straight-forward nature of Brabham.
Uncommon Australians
The vision of Gordon and Marilyn Darling
Previous exhibition, 2015
This exhibition showcases portraits acquired through the generosity of the National Portrait Gallery’s Founding Patrons, L Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling AC.
Sibly irresistible
Magazine article by Alexandra Roginski, 2019
Alexandra Roginski reveals a forceful feminist figure in the colonial period’s slippery science, phrenology.