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Mortimer Lewis
Biography
Mortimer Lewis (1796–1879), surveyor and architect, and his wife Elizabeth (née Clements, c.
1 portrait in the collection
Mr Mortimer Lewis, c. 1828
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour on ivory
Gift of Leo Schofield AM 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Little treasures
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2002
The acquisition of the ivory miniatures of Mortimer and Mrs Lewis.
Good, bad and the ugly
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2007
Michael Desmond explores what makes a portrait subject significant.
Jon Lewis, 1990 (printed 2002)
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
The Last Picture Show (Lewis Morley and Henry Talbot), 1999
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Jon Lewis
Biography
Jon Lewis (1950-2020) was born in Maryland, USA, and came to Australia in 1951.
3 portraits in the collection
Elizabeth Lewis
Biography
Mortimer Lewis (1796–1879), surveyor and architect, and his wife Elizabeth (née Clements, c.
1 portrait in the collection
Lewis Pingo
Biography
Lewis Pingo was an engraver at the Royal Mint. Pingo's father Thomas, an Italian-born medallist and die engraver, was one of the founders of the Royal Academy in 1768.
1 portrait in the collection
Essington Lewis CH
Biography
Essington Lewis CH (1881-1961) was chairman of BHP from 1950 to 1952, having been the company's chief general manager from 1938 to 1950.
1 portrait in the collection
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Balang T E Lewis
Biography
Balang T.E. Lewis (1958–2018), a Murrungun man, was an actor, singer, songwriter and cultural leader.
2 portraits in the collection
Lewis Morley
Biography
Lewis Morley (1925–2013) established his reputation as one of the key British photographers of the 1960s and is known for his iconic image of a nude Christine Keeler straddling an Arne Jacobsen chair.
50 portraits in the collection
Lewis Miller
Biography
Lewis Miller (b. 1959), artist, won the Archibald Prize in 1998 with one of his many portraits of fellow artist Allan Mitelman, and has been a finalist seventeen times.
4 portraits in the collection
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Malakaii Lewis
Image
Philip, 2008
by Kate Lewis
Image
Self portrait in reflection, 1973
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.