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Sidney Myer
Biography
Sidney Myer (1878-1934), retail magnate and philanthropist, arrived in Melbourne in 1898 as a penniless Russian immigrant named Simca Baevski.
1 portrait in the collection
Sidney Myer, 1936
Paul Montford
Portrait, cast bronze on wooden base
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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.
Kenneth Baillieu Myer DSC AC
Biography
Kenneth Baillieu Myer DSC AC (1921- 1992) was a businessman and philanthropist.
1 portrait in the collection
Dame Margery Merlyn Baillieu Myer DBE
Biography
Dame Margery Merlyn Baillieu Myer DBE (1900–1982), philanthropist and fundraiser, was the daughter of a hotelier, George Baillieu.
1 portrait in the collection
Kenneth Myer DSC AC, 1985
Michael Meszaros
Portrait, cast bronze medallion on wood plaque
Gift of Dr Ray Marginson AM 2001
Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE, 1960s
Sir William Dargie CBE
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of the Estate of Marion Orme Page 2016
What the tree saw: David Foster, 2018
Jacqui Stockdale
Portrait, inkjet print and oil on canvas, mounted with inset axe pendant
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Sidney Nolan
Biography
Sir Sidney Nolan AC OM CBE (1917–1992) was one of the most original and inventive Australian artists of the postwar decades, and one of few Australian artists to achieve an international reputation in the twentieth century.
7 portraits in the collection
Sir Sidney Kidman
Biography
Sir Sidney Kidman, pastoralist (1857-1935), is Australia's 'cattle king'.
2 portraits in the collection
Sidney Nolan
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1962
Self portrait, 1988
Sidney Nolan
Portrait, oil on composition board
Gift of Hon RL Hunter KC 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Margaret Seares, 2018
Cherry Hood
Portrait, watercolour on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Sidney Riley Studios
Biography
Sidney Riley Studios operated concurrently at several Sydney locations (Balmain, Rozelle, Pitt St., Sydney, Marrickville & Chatswood), and in Brisbane, between 1911 and 1946.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Sidney Nolan, c. 1980s
Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sidney Nolan, Western Australia, 1962 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.