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Wolfgang Franz Otto Blass
Biography
Wolfgang Franz Otto Blass was born in East Germany in 1934 and at 15 began an apprenticeship in wine making and viticulture in his grandfather’s vineyard.
1 portrait in the collection
Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines, n.d.
Joe Greenberg
Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001
Ningali Lawford-Wolf
Biography
Ningali Lawford-Wolf (1967–2019), Wangkatjungka actor and dancer, was born at Christmas Creek Station in the Kimberley.
1 portrait in the collection
Ningali Lawford-Wolf
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1996
Crowned Madonna with kids, 2013
by Fiona Wolf-Symeonides
Image
Felix, Petty Cash Café Marrickville, 2019
Fiona Wolf-Symeonides
Image
Ningali Lawford-Wolf, 1996 (printed 2016)
Stuart Spence
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016
Blue Wolf, 2014
by Imogen Henry
General content
Finalist, MDPA 2014
Jack Charles
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2022
Hugo Weaving AO
Biography
Hugo Weaving AO (b. 1960), actor, spent his childhood in England, Australia and South Africa before returning to live in Australia in 1976.
1 portrait in the collection
Jack Charles, 2011
Rod McNicol
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2013
Jack Charles
Biography
Jack Charles (1943–2022) was a revered Wiradjuri, Boon Warrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Woiwurrung and Yorta Yorta Elder, activist, actor, musician and artist.
1 portrait in the collection
Danila Vassilieff
Biography
Danila Vassilieff, born in Russia, arrived in Australia in the early 1920s having served in a Cossack cavalry regiment, been captured by Communist forces and escaped via Persia and India to China.
1 portrait in the collection
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020
Previous exhibition, 2020
The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
The play’s the thing
About Face article
Penelope Grist charts an immersive path through Stuart Spence’s photography.
Drawing inspiration
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2017
Christopher Chapman absorbs the gentle touch of Don Bachardy’s portraiture.