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Some prime ministers

Sarah Engledow explores the history of the prime ministers and artists featured in the exhibition.

Primed

Seventeen of Australia’s thirty prime ministers to date are represented in the contrasting sizes, moods and mediums of these portraits.

Portrait Donors

Australia’s great internationalists

Penelope Grist explores the United Nations stories in the Gallery’s collection.

Dr Joan M Redshaw AM, 1982

Purchased 2016

In the thick of it

Projecting the splendour of the empire, and the resolve of its subjects, the bust of William Birdwood keeps a stiff upper lip in the National Portrait Gallery.

In the round

Andrew Sayers outlines the highlights of the National Portrait Gallery's display of portrait sculpture.

Bust of Frank McIlwraith, 1937

Gift of the Estate of the late Barbara Tribe 2009

Field Marshal the Lord Birdwood, 1938

Gift of the Estate of the late Barbara Tribe 2009

Four from the 30s

Australia's tradition of sculpted portraits stretches back to the early decades of the nineteenth century and continues to sustain a group of dedicated sculptors.

Stanley Bruce, 1937

Gift of the artist 2000