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Murray Bail
Biography
Murray Bail (b. 1941), writer, was born in Adelaide and spent several years in India and England in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
3 portraits in the collection
Murray Bail, c. 1980 (printed 2018)
Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018
Murray Bail, 1980-1981
Fred Williams
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of an anonymous donor 1999. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Murray Bail, c. 1990
Jinx Nolan
Portrait, oil on composition board
Gift of an anonymous donor 2021
Painting writing
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2007
Dr Sarah Engledow explores the portraits of writers held in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
Olly's Trolly, Freddie's Brushes, 1989
Murray Walker
Portrait, monoprint on paper
Gift of the artist 2001
Les Murray AO
Biography
Leslie Allan ‘Les’ Murray AO (1938-2019) was acknowledged during his lifetime as one of the great poets writing in English.
4 portraits in the collection
Alec Murray
Biography
Alec Murray was a photographer whose Alec Murray's Album: Personalities of Australia was published by Sydney Ure Smith in about 1948.
1 portrait in the collection
Neil Murray
Biography
Neil Murray (b. 1956), singer/songwriter, grew up in country Victoria, studied art and became a teacher.
2 portraits in the collection
Murray Godfrey
Biography
Mervyn Godfrey OAM (1924-2013), Dean Godfrey (b. 1970), David Godfrey (b.
1 portrait in the collection
Murray Tyrrell AM
Biography
Murray Tyrrell AM (1921-2000) was a winemaker. Born in the Hunter Valley, Tyrrell served in the Pacific during World War II and became a cattle trader when he was repatriated.
1 portrait in the collection
Langscape, 2006
by Murray Vanderveer
Image
Binowee, 2010
by Murray Vanderveer
Image
Study for portrait of Les Murray, 1995
David Naseby
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Gift of the artist 2001
Les Murray, 2003
Norman McBeath
Portrait, bromide fibre print
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Norman McBeath 2011
Les Murray, 1995
David Naseby
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001