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Millicent Fanny Preston-Stanley Vaughan
Biography
Millicent Fanny Preston Stanley (1883–1955), politician and feminist, was born Millicent Stanley in Sydney in 1883, the daughter of a grocer named Augustine Stanley and his wife Frances (née Preston).
1 portrait in the collection
Millicent Preston Stanley Vaughan, c. 1945
Noel Rubie
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Judi Preston-Stanley 2013
Walter Preston
Biography
Walter Preston, engraver and convict, came to New South Wales aboard the Guildford in 1812.
1 portrait in the collection
Margaret Preston
Biography
Margaret Preston (1875-1963) trained at the NGV School and the Adelaide School of Design before leasing a studio and beginning to teach in Adelaide.
1 portrait in the collection
Les and Eileen, 2010
by Alex Vaughan
Image
Sumbawa Pride - Life on a Boat With Eleven Kids, 2018
by Alex Vaughan
Image
Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales, 1820
Walter Preston
Portrait, engraving, hand coloured on paper
Purchased 2013
Margaret Preston, c. 1930
Harold Cazneaux
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM and Barbara Corrigan 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Fiona Stanley AC
Biography
Fiona Stanley AC (b. 1946), paediatric epidemiologist, is a passionate advocate for children and young people.
2 portraits in the collection
Fiona Stanley
'Everyone knew who I was'
Portrait story
Fiona Stanley on her career as a paediatric epidemiologist, and working with Aboriginal communities.
Archbishop Vaughan, c. 1880
an unknown artist
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013
Moving in creative circles
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2008
Harold Cazneaux's portraits of influential Sydneysiders included Margaret Preston and Ethel Turner, both important figures in the development of ideas about Australian identity and culture.
Rt. Hon. Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Biography
Stanley Bruce (1883-1967) was Prime Minister from 1923 to 1929 and Australia's High Commissioner in London from 1933 to 1945.
2 portraits in the collection
Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle
Biography
Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle (1867-1940), premier and medical practitioner, studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and at King’s College, London.
1 portrait in the collection
Modern Australian Women
Magazine article by Gillian Raymond, 2005
Close contemporaries, Thea Proctor, Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith were frequently sources of inspiration and irritation to each other.
Fiona Stanley, 2011
Mary Moore
Portrait, oil on composition board
Commissioned 2011