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Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop

Colonel Edward (Weary) Dunlop AC CMG OBE

Sir Edward (‘Weary’) Dunlop AC CMG OBE (1907–1993) was a surgeon, who as a prisoner-of-war on the infamous Burma Railway used his medical skills to save the lives of a great number of allied POWs.

2 portraits in the collection

Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, River Kwai, Thailand

Edward 'Weary' Dunlop

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1983

Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, River Kwai, Thailand

Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, River Kwai, Thailand

Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, River Kwai, Thailand

Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, River Kwai, Thailand, c. 1987 (printed 2003)

Robert McFarlane

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop

Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop

Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop

Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, c. 1988

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of Brian Dunlop

Brian Dunlop

Brian Dunlop studied at East Sydney Technical College and won the Le Gay Brereton Prize for Drawing while still a student.

7 portraits in the collection

Portrait of Brian Dunlop

Brian Dunlop

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1976

Lawrence Cox

Lawrence Cox

Lawrence Cox

Lawrence Cox, 1994

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Australian Securities Exchange 2012
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Portrait of Brian Dunlop

Portrait of Brian Dunlop

Portrait of Brian Dunlop

Portrait of Brian Dunlop, c. 1972

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on cardboard

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sir Noel Foley

Sir Noel Foley

Sir Noel Foley

Sir Noel Foley, c. 1985-1990

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Foley 2015

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown, 1980

Portrait, watercolour and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sir Arvi Parbo

Sir Arvi Parbo

Sir Arvi Parbo

Sir Arvi Parbo, 1992

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of BHP Billiton 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Portrait of David Dridan

Portrait of David Dridan

Portrait of David Dridan

Portrait of David Dridan, 1992

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of David Dridan OAM 2017

Portrait of Brian Dunlop

A quiet moment

Magazine article by Helene Ladomirska, 2006

As Bryan Westwood’s portrait of Brian Dunlop hangs adjacent to Brian Dunlop’s portrait of the philanthropist Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, we see the artist of one work as the subject of the other.

Brian Loton

Brian Loton

Brian Loton

Brian Loton, 1996

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of BHP Billiton 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

A Commissioner of Customs

Hon. Edward Cohen

Edward Aaron Cohen (1822–1877), merchant, politician and community leader, came to Australia with his mother and nine siblings in 1833, his father, Henry, having been transported to New South Wales that year.

1 portrait in the collection

Edward Knox

Sir Edward Knox

Sir Edward Knox (1819-1901), businessman and banker, grew up in Denmark and as teenager joined his uncle's London mercantile firm as a clerk.

1 portrait in the collection

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