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Rollo Thomson
Biography
Rollo Thomson, a Melbourne artist, shared a studio with Constance Stokes at 9 Collins Street.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter Thomson AO MBE CBE
Biography
Peter Thomson AO MBE CBE (1929-2018), professional golfer, began to play the game at the age of 12.
2 portraits in the collection
Peter Thomson, 1970
Ern McQuillan OAM
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2004
Ann Thomson, 1990
Anne Zahalka
Portrait, type C Duraflex print on paper
Gift of Leo Christie 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Ann Thomson, 1992
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Peter Thomson, c. 1960
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mary Thomson 2017
Geoffrey Tozer, 1966
Rollo Thomson
Portrait, oil on canvas board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Geoffrey Tozer 2012
Sir Douglas Mawson, c. 1916
Thomson Studios
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs J.Q. McEwin 2000
The latest portrait of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, c. 1896
John Thomson
Portrait, albumen silver cabinet card photograph on card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2020
Captain Sir John Franklin, 1830
John Thomson after William Derby
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Rohan Thomson
Vox pops
Mrs. Norris is an artist, and she's an elder of her community. She paints these incredible, huge paintings that she sits on and dabs for hours and hours and hours.
2017
Portrait Donors
Troppo Architects
General content
The studios of Troppo Architects are located away from Australia’s major urban centres.
Percy Leason
Biography
Percy Leason, artist, illustrator and cartoonist, grew up in Victoria's Wimmera region and trained in the rudiments of art in Nhill.
1 portrait in the collection
The 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize
16 June 2023
Archived media releases 2023
Shea Kirk’s portrait of friend and fellow-artist Emma Armstrong-Porter has won the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Recognition
Percy Leason's Aboriginal Portraits
Previous exhibition, 1999
Originally conceived as an anthropological record, Percy Leason’s powerful 1934 portraits of Victorian Aboriginal people are today considered to be a highlight of 20th century Australian portraiture