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Arkutja (woman), 2022

Marlene Rubuntja, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists

Portrait, soft sculpture made with recycled woollen blankets, bush dye, wool, cotton, feathers

Purchased 2023

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Girl with Dillybag full of Bushfood, 2022

Marlene Rubuntja, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists

Portrait, soft sculpture made with recycled woollen blankets, bush dye, wool, cotton, feathers

Purchased 2023

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Me I am Artist, 2022

Marlene Rubuntja, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists

Portrait, soft sculpture made with recycled woollen blankets, bush dye, wool, cotton, feathers

Purchased 2023

Marilyn, Marlene and Kelvin Kong

Marlene Kong

Marlene Kong is a Worimi doctor who grew up in Port Stephens, New South Wales.

1 portrait in the collection

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Marlene Rubuntja

Born in Alice Springs, Arrernte/Western Arrarnta woman Marlene Panankga Rubunjta (b.

3 portraits in the collection

'Amy-Blue' (Amy Winehouse), 2011 Marlene Dumas

'Amy-Blue' (Amy Winehouse)

Marilyn, Marlene and Kelvin Kong

Marilyn, Marlene and Kelvin Kong

Marilyn, Marlene and Kelvin Kong

Marilyn, Marlene and Kelvin Kong, c. 2000

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004

Marilyn, Marlene and Kelvin Kong

Professor Kelvin Kong AM

Kelvin Kong AM is a Worimi doctor who grew up in Port Stephens, New South Wales.

1 portrait in the collection

Marilyn, Marlene and Kelvin Kong

Marilyn Kong

Marilyn Kong is a Worimi doctor who grew up in Port Stephens, New South Wales.

1 portrait in the collection

The Mask of Barry Humphries

The Mask of Barry Humphries

The Mask of Barry Humphries

The Mask of Barry Humphries, c. 1972

Sir William Dargie CBE

Portrait, oil on composition board

Gift of Marlene McCarthy 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Jeanne Little

Jeanne Little OAM

Australian entertainer Jeanne Little OAM (1938–2020) was known for her over-the-top personality and flamboyant outfits, greeting everyone with her catchphrase 'Daaahling'.

1 portrait in the collection

Eileen Dunne in The Hospital for Sick Children, 1940
by Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton

Previous exhibition, 2005

Accomplished illustrator, painter, writer and diarist, set designer and one of the most distinguished photographers of the twentieth century, Cecil Beaton is renowned for his portraits of well known faces from the worlds of fashion, literature, and film.

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Douglas Kirkland

Douglas Kirkland, photographer, was born in Canada and started his career on small newspapers there.

1 portrait in the collection

Jeanne Little

Jeanne Little

Jeanne Little

Jeanne Little, 1994 (printed 2021)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2021

Dulcie Sharpe and Rhonda Sharpe in a room with a brown tile floor, next to a wooden table with soft animal sculptures

Yarrenyty Arltere Artists

Artists and Collectives

A not-for-profit Aboriginal owned and run art centre, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists in Mparntwe/Alice Springs are known for their unique and distinctive soft sculptures that reveal stories and experiences of life in their community.

Paul Capsis

Paul Capsis

Paul Capsis (b. 1964), performer, was raised by his mother and grandmother in the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills.

1 portrait in the collection

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