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Sonia McMahon
Biography
Sonia McMahon (1932-2010) née Hopkins, was the wife of William McMahon, Australian prime minister in 1971-1972.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of a lady (Sonia McMahon), 1999
Esther Erlich
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Gift of an anonymous donor 2014
Desperately seeking Sonia
Magazine article by Angus Trumble, 2015
Esther Erlich’s portrait of Lady McMahon.
Our Dog Maxie, 2013
by Sonia Macak
Image
Dupain detective
Magazine article by Johanna McMahon, 2019
Johanna McMahon revels in history and mystery in pursuit of a suite of unknown portrait subjects.
William McMahon, 1973
Victor Greenhalgh
Portrait, ciment fondue
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Paul and Wendy Greenhalgh 1999
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Billy McMahon, 1972
Frank Hinder
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen, wash on paper
Gift of HOTA (Home of the Arts), Gold Coast 2019 with the encouragement of Patrick Corrigan AM
Sir William 'Billy' McMahon, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Portrait 48
Autumn 2015
Magazine
This issue features Abdul Abdullah, Sam Leach, Sonia McMahon, Rod McNicol, The National Photographic Portrait Prize and more.
Esther Erlich
Biography
Esther Erlich (b. 1955), a Melbourne-based painter, has been exhibiting since the early 1980s, often with the Libby Edwards Galleries in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and the Barry Newton Gallery in Adelaide.
3 portraits in the collection
Michael Johnson, McMahon's Point, Sydney, 1969 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
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
Michael Johnson, McMahon's Point, Sydney, 1969 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
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
Michael Johnson, McMahon's Point, Sydney, 1969 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
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
Michael Johnson, McMahon's Point, Sydney, 1969 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
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
Michael Johnson, McMahon's Point, Sydney, 1969 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
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
Michael Johnson, McMahon's Point, Sydney, 1969 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
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