Laurence Short AO OBE (1915–2009), trade union leader, joined the Federated Ironworkers' Association in 1937 and the Labor Party five years later.
1 portrait in the collection
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 1998
Sir Laurence McIntyre CBE (1912-1981) diplomat and public servant, was Australian ambassador to the UN during the 1970s.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Lawrence Hartnett (1898-1986), automotive engineer, was born in Woking, Surrey.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of his daughters 2003
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
David Potts (1926-2012) was a documentary photographer with a career spanning more than fifty years.
3 portraits in the collection
Warwick Thornton (b. 1970) is a Kaytetye man, writer, director and cinematographer.
1 portrait in the collection
Purchased 2001
Commissioned 2008
From punchy short pieces to longer form leanings, it's the place to come for a frequent fix of the world's most accessible art form.
From punchy short pieces to longer form leanings, it's the place to come for a frequent fix of the world's most accessible art form.
Laurence Cox AO (b. 1938), a director of the Australian Stock Exchange from its inception in 1987 and its chairman from 1989 to 1994, was an executive director of Macquarie Group Limited from 1996 to 2009; chairman of the Transurban Group from 1996 to 2007 and chairman of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute from 1994 to 2009.
1 portrait in the collection
Ivan Gaal came to Australia as a refugee from his native Hungary in 1957.
1 portrait in the collection
Marion Halligan AM (b. 1940) is a novelist, short story writer, reviewer and essayist.
1 portrait in the collection
Jessie Street (née Lillingston, 1889-1970), feminist and activist, had a 50-year career encompassing achievements on landmark issues such as family planning, equal pay and equal employment.
1 portrait in the collection
