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Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short

Laurence Short AO OBE

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

Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short

Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short

Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short

Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short, 1991

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 1998

Sage, 2015 by Jacinta Short

Sage, 2015

by Jacinta Short

Sir Laurence McIntyre

Sir Laurence McIntyre CBE

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 Laurence Hartnett

Sir Laurence Hartnett

Sir Laurence Hartnett (1898-1986), automotive engineer, was born in Woking, Surrey.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Laurence Hartnett

Sir Laurence Hartnett

Sir Laurence Hartnett

Sir Laurence Hartnett, 1984

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Sir Laurence Hartnett's daughters 2003

Sir Laurence McIntyre

Sir Laurence McIntyre

Sir Laurence McIntyre

Sir Laurence McIntyre, n.d.

Portrait, graphite on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Self portrait, Cyprus

David Potts

David Potts (1926-2012) was a documentary photographer with a career spanning more than fifty years.

3 portraits in the collection

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Rhys Graham

Filmmaker and writer Rhys Graham has worked across a number of moving image forms.

1 portrait in the collection

Bruce Petty

Bruce Petty

Bruce Petty (1929-2023), political cartoonist, grew up in Melbourne and as a young man took night classes in art at RMIT.

1 portrait in the collection

Warwick Thornton

Warwick Thornton

Warwick Thornton (b. 1970) is a Kaytetye man, writer, director and cinematographer.

2 portraits in the collection

Visitors in front of The Quickening, 2022 (detail) Ying Ang

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Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus, 1953

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2001

Brooke Lockett, Heidi Martin, Karen Nanasca, Halaina Hills; New York, 2012 Lisa Tomasetti

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'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

Marion Halligan

Marion Halligan AM (1940–2024) is a novelist, short story writer, reviewer and essayist.

1 portrait in the collection

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