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Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford
Biography
Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford (1920/1924–2007), also known as Goowoomji or Guwumji, artist and Gija elder, was born on Bedford Downs Station, near Warmun in Western Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Paddy Bedford, 2003
Jim Anderson
Portrait, inkjet print on canvas
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
William John Pickett Bedford
Biography
William John Pickett Bedford (1805–1869) was the eldest of three children of Anglican clergyman, William Bedford (1781–1852), and his wife, Eleanor, and came to Van Diemen’s Land with his family in 1823 following the appointment of his father to a chaplaincy in the colony.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford GCB GCVO
Biography
Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford GCB GCVO (1838–1913) was governor of Western Australia from 1903 to 1909.
1 portrait in the collection
Reverend William Bedford junior, c. 1846
Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
Portrait, watercolour on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2013
Paddy Dhathangu
Biography
Paddy Dhathangu (1914-1993), Liyagawumirr (Yolgnu) painter, was one of the Ramingining-based artists who contributed to the Aboriginal Memorial (1987-8), comprising two hundred painted burial poles now on permanent display in the National Gallery of Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford), 1903
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Purchased 2015
Paddy Jaminji (Jampin)
Biography
Paddy Jaminji (Jampin) (1912-1996), Kija visual artist, spent much of his life in and around his country near Bedford Downs station in WA.
1 portrait in the collection
Paddy Carroll Tjugarrayi
Biography
Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi (c. 1932–2002) is a Warlpiri artist who was born in Yarrungkanyi in the Western Desert.
1 portrait in the collection
Paddy Dhathangu, 1986
Martin van der Wal
Portrait, inkjet print on rag paper
Purchased 2005
Paddy Jaminji, 1986
Martin van der Wal
Portrait, inkjet print on rag paper
Purchased 2005
Paddy Mann, 2008
by David Van Royen
Image
Portrait of Paddy Japaljarrii Stewart, 2004
Francis Reiss
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Paddy's lunch: Paddy Stewart at Yuendumu, 2003
Francis Reiss
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2007
Paddy Stewart Tjapaltjarri, 2007
Greg Weight
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa and Paddy Carrol Tjungarrayi – Papunya, 1994
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.