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Susan Stitt ACS
Warwick Thornton, 2019 (printed 2022)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2022
Warwick Thornton
Biography
Warwick Thornton (b. 1970) is a Kaytetye man, writer, director and cinematographer.
2 portraits in the collection
Warwick Thornton
Paul Kelly, 2013
Portrait, single channel moving image, colour, sound, 8 minutes 54 seconds
Commissioned with funds provided by Ian Darling 2013
Andrew Sibley
Sigrid Thornton, 2000
Portrait, pencil on paper
Purchased 2010
Bryan Westwood
Sir Warwick Fairfax, 1981
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Gary Ede
Harold Thornton, 1977 (printed 2018)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2018
Harold Thornton
Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz, 1983
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Estate of Harold Thornton 2009
Nell, Warwick Edgington, Annette Blair and Belinda Toll, Canberra Glassworks, Crawfords Casting, Eveleigh Works
Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree, 2023
Portrait, bronze, patinas, stainless steel, hand blown glass
Purchased with funds provided by the Portrait Dinner Series 2023
Sigrid Thornton AO
Biography
Sigrid Thornton AO (b. 1959), actor, has been a household name since her performance in the box-office hit The Man from Snowy River in 1981.
1 portrait in the collection
Harold Thornton
Biography
The life of eccentric Sydney artist Harry 'The Kangaroo' Thornton is yet to be thoroughly researched.
2 portraits in the collection
Warwick Baker
Tough & Tender
General content
The photographs in Tough and tender by Warwick Baker reveal intimate connections and moments of closeness.
Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax
Biography
Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax (1901-1987), grandson of Sarah and James Fairfax, was the only son of Sir James Fairfax, who had become a partner in the company in the 1880s.
1 portrait in the collection
George Lambert
Marcie Elizabeth Wilson, 1922
Portrait, pencil on paper
Gift of the Simpson family in memory of Caroline Simpson OAM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Bryan Westwood
Sir Vincent Fairfax, 1981
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Judy Cassab AO CBE
Portrait of Charles Blackman, 1979
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Warwick Evans 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Richard Read Jnr
John Connell, c. 1830
Portrait, watercolour on paper laid on cardboard
Gift of Eleanor Thornton 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.