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Louis Kahan AO
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, late 1960s
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1998
Louis Kahan AO
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, late 1970s
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1998
Mark Strizic
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, 1968
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Sir Roderick Carnegie 2003
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, 1960-1961
Portrait, oil on composition board
Purchased 1999
Max Dupain OBE
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, n.d.
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Pam MacFarlane
Sir John Eccles, 1959
Portrait, pastel on paper
Gift of an anonymous donor 2007
Sir Frank MacFarlane Burnet OM AK KBE
Biography
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet OM AK KBE (1899–1985), medical scientist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1960 for his work with Sir Peter Medawar on acquired immunological tolerance, paving the way for successful human organ transplants.
5 portraits in the collection
Pam MacFarlane
Biography
Frederick Bromley was among a family of printmakers active in Britain for much of the 19th century.
1 portrait in the collection
Dean Home
Sir Gustav Nossal, 2004
Portrait, oil on board
Purchased with funds provided by Karen McLeod Adair and Anthony Adair 2004
Mark Strizic
Sir Gustav Nossal, 1979 (printed 1981)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003
Donovan
Dame Jean Macnamara, c. 1930
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Merran Samuel (nee Connor) 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Nobel Laureates
General content
Macfarlane Burnet and Patrick White
Sir Roderick Carnegie AC
Biography
Sir Roderick Carnegie (1933-2024) was the former chief executive, chairman and managing director of CRA Limited and chairman of Hudson Conway Limited, Adacel Technologies Limited and World Competitive Practices Pty Ltd.
1 portrait in the collection
Dame Jean MacNamara DBE
Biography
Dame Jean Macnamara DBE (1899–1968), medical doctor and scientist, was involved in crucial research into poliomyelitis during the 1920s and 1930s.
1 portrait in the collection
Geoffrey Burnstock AC
Biography
Geoffrey Burnstock AC (1929–2020), neuroscientist, played a key role in the discovery of the molecule ATP as neurotransmitter, with important implications for the treatment of conditions including cancer, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's.
2 portraits in the collection
Alex Frayne
NPPP 2012 learning resource
An interview with the photographer.