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Peter Allen
Biography
Peter Allen (1944–1992), singer/songwriter and entertainer, was born Peter Allen Woolnough in Tenterfield, NSW.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter Allen, 1980
William Yang
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2003
Davida Allen
Biography
Davida Allen is a Queensland artist. As a student at Brisbane's Stuartholme School in the 1960s she had Betty Churcher as an art teacher.
2 portraits in the collection
Darcey Bussell
Allen Jones
Image
John Allen Manton
Biography
John Allen Manton (1807–1864), Wesleyan minister, arrived in Australia in 1831.
1 portrait in the collection
Davida Allen
Explore The Popular Pet Show
Going around a gallery with a child, we point to a painting of a dog and brightly ask ‘What’s that?’ If they don’t say ‘A dog’, we tell them that’s what it is. We don’t say it’s a shape inscribed by an artist that’s popularly understood to signify a dog. That’d only serve to foster a smarty-pants.
hey, Betty (Portrait of Betty Churcher), 1990
Davida Allen
Portrait, oil on plywood
Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Reverend John Allen Manton, President of the Australasian Conference and Governor of Horton College, Tasmania, c. 1855
an unknown artist
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Peter Schipperheyn
'A quintessential Australian character'
Portrait story
Sculptor Peter Schipperheyn talks about working with marble and his portrait of Peter Garrett.
Bust of Peter Garrett, 1991-2016
Peter Schipperheyn
Portrait, carved marble on travertine marble base
Gift of the artist 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Dressing for dinner, 1992
Davida Allen
Portrait, oil on plywood
Gift of the artist 1999. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Peter Eve
Biography
Peter Eve is a Darwin-based editorial, industrial and commercial photographer.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter Sculthorpe
A Celebration
Previous exhibition, 2009
To celebrate Peter Sculthorpe's 80th birthday, the National Portrait Gallery has created a feature exhibition of portraits and associated biographic material drawn from the National Portrait Gallery and the composer’s personal collection.
Peter Brock AM
Biography
Peter Brock (1945-2006), a professional racing driver from 1972 to 1997, was undoubtedly Australia's best known and most popular motor sports personality.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter Travis AM
Biography
Peter Travis AM (1929-2016), ceramic artist, designer and teacher, was born in the beachside Sydney suburb of Manly.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter van der Veer
Biography
Peter van der Veer, photographer, designer and painter, studied at Prahran College in the 1970s.
1 portrait in the collection