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Theresa Walker
Biography
Theresa Walker is acknowledged as Australia’s first female sculptor.
3 portraits in the collection
Sir George Grey, c. 1845
Theresa Walker
Portrait, cast wax
Purchased 1999
Mrs Grey, c. 1845
Theresa Walker
Portrait, cast wax
Purchased 1999
Sir John Franklin, c. 1846
Theresa Walker after David D'Angers
Portrait, cast wax
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Olly's Trolly, Freddie's Brushes, 1989
Murray Walker
Portrait, monoprint on paper
Gift of the artist 2001
Portrait of Johnson Pilton Walker, Inside the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 25 Hours 31 minutes, 22-23rd of May 2009, 2009 (printed 2010)
Ingvar Kenne
Portrait, type C photographs on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Circle of Friends 2009
Theresa Mort
Biography
Theresa Shepheard Mort (née Laidley, 1820-1869), colonial spouse, was one of eight children of civil servant James Laidley and his wife Eliza Jane (née Shepheard).
2 portraits in the collection
Theresa Byrnes
Biography
Theresa Byrnes (b. 1969) is a painter, writer and performance artist who first exhibited her paintings in 1986 at the age of sixteen.
1 portrait in the collection
Theresa Byrnes, 1999
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Theresa and James Laidley Mort, 1844
William Nicholas
Portrait, watercolour and gouache on paper
Gift of the Mort family 2009
Tiny Trace of a Colonial Giant
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2004
At just 7.8 x 6.2 cm, the daguerreotype of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa is one of the smallest works in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
Nic Walker
Biography
Nic Walker spent his early years in Cairo and Beijing with his father Tony Walker, a foreign correspondent.
1 portrait in the collection
Sue Walker
Biography
Sue Walker (b. 1936) is a weaver and arts administrator. After studying fine arts in Melbourne she began her professional career as a weaver in London.
1 portrait in the collection
Max Walker
Biography
Max Walker AM (1948–2016) was one of a small group of sportsmen to have played both senior VFL/AFL football and Test cricket.
1 portrait in the collection
Don Walker
Biography
Don Walker (b. 1951) is considered one of Australia's best songwriters.
1 portrait in the collection
Alex Perry, 2016
by Nic Walker
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