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Dr Leo Schofield AM
Biography
Leo Schofield AM (b. 1935) has been a significant figure in Australia's cultural life for three decades.
5 portraits in the collection
Exhibition opening speech
General content
Leo Schofield introduces the exhibition, Masters of fare: chefs, winemakers, providores.
Nell Schofield
Biography
Born in London, Nell Schofield (b. 1963), television presenter, actress and writer, grew up in Sydney and started surfing at Bondi at age 13.
1 portrait in the collection
Fuzzy Leo (Leo Schofield), c. 2000
Martin Wilson
Portrait, woven shag pile rug
Gift of Nell Schofield 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Nell, 2008
Abbey McCulloch
Portrait, oil and charcoal on canvas
Gift of Nell Schofield 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Little treasures
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2002
The acquisition of the ivory miniatures of Mortimer and Mrs Lewis.
Leo Schofield, 2001
Brent Harris
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001
Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No. 2, 2001
Brent Harris
Portrait, coloured pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001
Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No.1, 2001
Brent Harris
Portrait, coloured pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001
Full-size preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield, 2001
Brent Harris
Portrait, gouache on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001
Statesmen No. 4 "An enemy to democracy, yet a professor of liberal principles, which tend to democracy; the combination will one day make him Prime Minister of England" (Viscount Robert Lowe), 1869
Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, colour lithograph on paper
Gift of Leo Schofield AM 2005
Mr Mortimer Lewis, c. 1828
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour on ivory
Gift of Leo Schofield AM 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Doug from Eden, 2018
Yvonne East
Image
Mrs Elizabeth Lewis, c. 1830
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour on ivory
Gift of Leo Schofield AM 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Fuzzy Prime Ministers of Australia
Previous exhibition, 2001
In the one hundred years since Federation, Australia has produced twenty-five Prime Ministers of all shapes, shades and sizes
Elizabeth Lewis
Biography
Mortimer Lewis (1796–1879), surveyor and architect, and his wife Elizabeth (née Clements, c.
1 portrait in the collection