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Sylvia Breamer
Biography
Sylvia Bremer (also Breamer) (1897–1943), actor, was born in Double Bay, Sydney, in June 1897 into a British-Australian naval family.
2 portraits in the collection
Sylvia Breamer, c. 1920
Witzel Studios
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Sylvia Breamer, c. 1917-1919
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Ms Sylvia Dropulich, 1996
Robin Wallace-Crabbe, Dianne Fogwell
Portrait, etching
Gift of the artist 2000. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sylvia Davis-Patricelli and Anthony Patricelli, c. 1944
Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on laid down on cardboard mount
Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Tish Linehan
Biography
UK-born, Brisbane-based artist Tish Linehan (b. 1983) gained her undergraduate degree in visual arts from the Australian National University and subsequently completed a teaching qualification.
1 portrait in the collection
'Amy-Blue' (Amy Winehouse)
Marlene Dumas
Image
Blow Back, 2018
Julie Rrap
Portrait, pigment photographic prints on paper, hand ground glass
Gift of the artist 2024. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
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
Louise Whelan
Finalist interviews
I met Kaloti Parmjit the day I took the photo. I first visited the Sikh temple in the suburb of Glenwood to take photos as part of a social documentary project I'm undertaking for the State Library of NSW.
Two pair
Magazine article by Dr Jacqui Strecker, 2008
Stuttgart's Art Museum is showing Otto Dix portraits alongside artists from Lucas Cranach to Andy Warhol. 
Agnes enigma
Magazine article by Karen Quinlan AM, 2019
Karen Quinlan considers the case of Agnes Goodsir, whose low profile in Australia belies her overseas acclaim.
Jewelled nights
Magazine article by Dr Anne Sanders, 2017
Anne Sanders celebrates the cinematic union of two pioneering australian women.
Dupain detective
Magazine article by Johanna McMahon, 2019
Johanna McMahon revels in history and mystery in pursuit of a suite of unknown portrait subjects.
Lovingly observed
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
Sarah Engledow previews the beguiling summer exhibition, Idle hours.