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Stan Grant
Biography
Stan Grant (b. 1963), a proud Wiradjuri man born in Griffith, New South Wales, grew up wanting to be a journalist.
1 portrait in the collection
Stan Grant and Tracey Holmes, 2020
Nic Walker
Portrait, archival pigment print on Canson Edition Etching cotton rag paper
Gift of the artist 2021
Stan Coster
Biography
Stan Coster (1930-1997) was one of Australian country music's greatest songwriters.
1 portrait in the collection
Stan de Teliga
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1965
Stan Coster, Manilla, NSW, 1994 (printed 2004)
John Elliott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Stan de Teliga, 1973
Vaike Liibus
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Liibus family 2015
Grant Matthews
Biography
In 1997 Grant Matthews successfully sued Consolidated Press for unauthorised reproduction of one of his photographs.
1 portrait in the collection
Grant McLennan
Biography
Grant McLennan and Robert Forster both sang and wrote songs for The Go-Betweens, and McLennan wrote one of their greatest, 'Cattle and Cane', recalling the rural Queensland environment of his youth.
1 portrait in the collection
Grant Mudford
Biography
Grant Mudford (b. 1944) is a Sydney-born, Los Angeles-based photographer renowned for his large-format, abstract depictions of the urban landscape and built environment.
1 portrait in the collection
Grant Mudford, n.d.
Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper laid down on cardboard mount
Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
James Macpherson Grant, c. 1870s
Paterson Brothers
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John McPhee 2018
Jimmy Barnes at The Coogee Bay Hotel, 1984
Grant Matthews
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of John McLean 2008
A Politician "Unlock the Lands!" [The Hon. James MacPhearson Grant], 1874
Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Charles Joseph La Trobe, c. 1857
Samuel Bellin after Francis Grant
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Purchased 2010
Robert, Lindy, Grant, 1981
Jenny Watson
Portrait, oil on canvas board (triptych)
Purchased 2002
Face the music
Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2005
Drawn from the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Face the Music explores the remarkable talents and achievements of Australian musicians, composers, conductors and celebrities associated with the music industry.