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Arthur and Ria Murch, 1945
Margaret Michaelis
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Ria Murch
Biography
Ria Murch (1918-2014), writer and muse, was brought up in King’s Cross and attended the Thosophist school in Mosman before acquiring secretarial skills at Miss Hales Business College.
1 portrait in the collection
Arthur Murch
Biography
Arthur Murch, artist, is best-known as a painter in a colourful cubistic style, but he was occupied with sculpture throughout his career.
8 portraits in the collection
Arthur Murch, 1945
Margaret Michaelis
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Mawalan Marika, c. 1963
Arthur Murch
Portrait, oil on canvas on board
Purchased 2015
Archbishop Michael Kelly, c. 1924 (cast 2010)
Arthur Murch
Portrait, cast bronze on black granite plinth
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo, 1935
Arthur Murch
Portrait, ciment fondu, patinated
Purchased 2000
Edward Lloyd Jones, c. 1920s
Arthur Murch
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Charles E. Lloyd Jones and Kim Lloyd Jones 2019. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch), c. 1929
Harold Cazneaux
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2015
Jack Lang, life mask, n.d.
Arthur Murch
Portrait, fibreglass and resin
Purchased 2000
Self portrait, 1965
Jean Appleton
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of the Estate of Nicolaas van der Waarden 2013
George Lambert
Biography
George Lambert (1873–1930), artist, was born in St Petersburg and lived in Germany and England before coming to Australia with his family at the age of fourteen.
7 portraits in the collection
Four from the 30s
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2003
Australia's tradition of sculpted portraits stretches back to the early decades of the nineteenth century and continues to sustain a group of dedicated sculptors.
Presence and Absence
Portrait Sculpture in Australia
Previous exhibition, 2003
This exhibition focuses on exploring national and communal identity through sculptural production in Australia, from the early decades of settlement through to the present day
Lovers of light
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2008
Dr Sarah Engledow traces the significant links between Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo and Evelyn Chapman through their portraits.
Portrait of a Modernist
Magazine article by Dimity Goldie, 2003
The National Portrait Gallery acquired the self-portrait by Grace Cossington Smith in 2003.