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Willow Legge
Biography
Willow Legge (b. 1934) is a British artist who studied sculpture at Chelsea School of Art from 1951 to 1956 under Willi Soukop and Bernard Meadows.
1 portrait in the collection
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, 2013 (cast 2016)
Willow Legge
Portrait, cast bronze on granite base
Gift of the artist 2016
Geoffrey Legge
Biography
Geoffrey Legge (b. 1935) and Frank Watters (1934–2020) ran Watters Gallery in Darlinghurst from 1964 to 2018.
3 portraits in the collection
Two gentlemen celebrating a birthday (Frank Watters and Geoffrey Legge), 1974
Bob Jenyns
Portrait, painted wood, denim, wool, plastic and candles
Gift of Frank Watters OAM 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters, 2008
Gary Grealy
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters, 1999
Anne Zahalka
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2021
Frank Watters OAM
Biography
Geoffrey Legge (b. 1935) and Frank Watters (1934–2020) ran Watters Gallery in Darlinghurst from 1964 to 2018.
3 portraits in the collection
Bob Jenyns
Biography
Robert ‘Bob’ Jenyns (1944-2015) grew up in Victoria and gained his diploma in art from the Caulfield Institute of Technology in 1964.
1 portrait in the collection
Gary Grealy
Biography
Gary Grealy (b. 1950) has established himself over many years as one of Sydney’s leading commercial and portrait photographers with work commissioned by leading advertising agencies and major national and international clients.
11 portraits in the collection
Bruce Pollard
Biography
Bruce Pollard (b. 1936), gallerist, established the Pinocotheca Gallery in a St Kilda mansion in 1967, and relocated it to an old hat factory in Richmond in 1970.
1 portrait in the collection
Alan Jones
Biography
Alan Jones (b. 1977), artist, completed an advanced diploma of fine arts at the National Art School, Sydney, in 1997.
1 portrait in the collection
NPPP 2009 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2009 Prize.
In our nature
Magazine article by Tara James, 2022
Tara James chats with award-winning artist Tamara Dean about portraiture prizes, the environment and the strength of women.
Ken Catchpole, 2014
Gary Grealy
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds from the Patrick Corrigan Portrait Commission Series 2014
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009
Previous exhibition, 2009
In its second year at the National Portrait Gallery, and for the first time touring to other venues, the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 continues to present surprising perspectives on the nature of contemporary portrait photography.
Portrait Donors
Listed by year
Honour board