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Rolf de Heer
Biography
Rolf de Heer (b. 1951) was born in Heemskerk, Holland, and migrated to Australia with his family in 1959.
1 portrait in the collection
Rolf de Heer, Adelaide, SA, 2004
John Elliott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Rolf Harris
Biography
Rolf Harris (1930-2023) was named the 5th most influential artist and entertainer of the 20th century in a millennial poll by Time magazine.
4 portraits in the collection
Self portrait, 1992
Rolf Harris
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 1999
Portrait of Rolf, 1968
Hayward Veal
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Rolf Harris, 1999
Polly Borland
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001
Rolf Harris, 1989
Rick Amor
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Phillip Gudthaykudthay, 1986
Martin van der Wal
Portrait, inkjet print on rag paper
Purchased 2005
Nicholas Hope
Biography
Nicholas Hope (b. 1959), shot to international fame in art movie circles as the star of Bad Boy Bubby, a cult Australian film directed by Rolf de Heer and released in 1994.
1 portrait in the collection
Nicholas Hope,
Jimmy Pozarik OAM
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2007
Gulpilil (David) Dreaming - Kakadu 2006, 2006
George Fetting
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2008
David Gulpilil AM
Biography
David Gulpilil AM (1953-2021), actor and dancer, was a Yolngu man of the Mandhalpuyngu language group and was born near Maningrida in Arnhem Land.
5 portraits in the collection
Professor Peter Doherty AC
Biography
Professor Peter Doherty (b. 1940), immunologist, shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1996 for his discoveries about how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells.
1 portrait in the collection
Professor Peter Doherty, 2001
Rick Amor
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2002
Australia and the Nobel Prize
Previous exhibition, 2003
This unique exhibition will give an insight into the private lives, pursuits and work of all the Nobel laureates associated with Australia
Portraits for Posterity
Previous exhibition, 2006
Drawn from some of the many donations made to the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Portraits for Posterity pays homage both to the remarkable (and varied) group of Australians who are portrayed in the portraits and the generosity of the many donors who have presented them to the Gallery.