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Missy Higgins
Biography
Melissa 'Missy' Higgins (b. 1983), singer/songwriter, began singing in her early teens, falsifying her age to get into clubs to play with her brother's jazz combo.
1 portrait in the collection
Missy Higgins, 2004
Julian Kingma
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2006
Amy Castles, c. 1899
Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Co
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012
Sir John Michael Higgins GCMG
Biography
Sir John Michael Higgins GCMG (1862-1937), metallurgist, government adviser and company director, was the son of a miner and was indentured to a pharmacist at 14.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir John 'Bawra' Higgins, 1922
Tom Glover
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Martin Philbey
Biography
Martin Philbey (b. 1962) is a Melbourne-based photographer who has amassed an archive of 100,000 images over his twenty-year career.
4 portraits in the collection
Amy Castles, c. 1899
Falk Studios
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012
Don Walker
Biography
Don Walker (b. 1951) is considered one of Australia's best songwriters.
1 portrait in the collection
Shane Dye
Biography
Shane Dye (b. 1966), jockey, was born in Matamata, New Zealand, and served his apprenticeship in New Zealand before coming to Australia in 1985.
2 portraits in the collection
Stable Scene with Shane Dye, 2000
Noel McKenna
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the artist 2019. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Glossy 2
Faces, Magazines, Now
Previous exhibition, 2005
Following the success of Glossy: Faces, Magazines, Now in 1999 the National Portrait Gallery again highlights the huge array of contemporary portraiture in the pages of magazines.
Self portrait, 1909
Bess Norriss Tait
Portrait, watercolour and bodycolour on cardboard
Purchased with funds provided by Barbara and Jim Higgins 2010
Amy Castles, c. 1899
Falk Studios
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012
Glossy too
Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2005
The Glossy 2 exhibition highlights the integral role magazine photography plays in illustrating and shaping our contemporary culture.
Amy Castles, c. 1902
The Swiss Studios, Melbourne
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012
Portrait of Professors Margaret Gardner and Glyn Davis, 2017
Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins, Sir Roderick Carnegie AC, Rupert Myer AO and Annabel Myer, Louise and Martyn Myer Foundation, Peter and Ruth McMullin, Diana Carlton, Professor Derek Denton AC, Harold Mitchell AC, Peter Jopling AM KC, Andrew and Liz Mackenzie, Patricia Patten, Tamie Fraser AO, Bruce Parncutt and Robin Campbell, Lauraine Diggins, Steven Skala AO and Lousje Skala 2017