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Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser AC MBE

Dawn Fraser AC MBE (b. 1937), swimming champion, had a stranglehold on the women's 100m freestyle from 1956 to 1964.

2 portraits in the collection

Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser, 1963

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 1998

Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser, 1998 (printed 2001)

Peter Brew-Bevan

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2001

Potters' Portrait Pot

Potters' Portrait Pot

Potters' Portrait Pot

Potters' Portrait Pot, 2009

Hermannsburg Potters, Irene Mbitjana Entata, Virginia Mbitjana Rontji, Lindy Panangka Rontji, Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka, Rona Panangka Rubuntja, Dawn Ngala Wheeler, Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Anita Ratara Mbitjana, Hayley Panangka Coulthard, Clara Ngala Inkamala

Portrait, fired terracotta clay, underglaze

Commissioned 2009

The blue of the dawn, 2009 by Vittoria Dussoni

The blue of the dawn, 2009

by Vittoria Dussoni

Kill them with kindness, 2006 by Alex Kershaw

Kill them with kindness, 2006

by Alex Kershaw

Dawn Fraser

Out of the blocks

Early sporting fame

General content

Dawn Fraser, Lionel Rose, Shane Gould and Cathy Freeman

EVA, 2015 by Stephanie Simcox

EVA, 2015

by Stephanie Simcox

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Shane Gould

Born the year that Dawn Fraser won her first Olympic Gold medal, Shane Gould (b.1956) in her very brief international career, became one of the world’s greatest female swimmers.

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus, 1953

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2001

Heidi Margocsy

Heidi Margocsy

Perrin is an amazing amazing woman, and what I wanted to do with this particular sitting was create something raw and stripped back.

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Lyall Trindall

Gordon Lyall Trindall (1886–1965), painter, gave up his Marrickville barbering business at the age of 26 to become an artist.

1 portrait in the collection

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown (detail), 2006 (printed 2020) © Peter Brew-Bevan

Australian Love stories

Family, friends, fanatics and foes (and everything in between!)

Previous exhibition, 2021

Reconnect and reflect with our new major exhibition, Australian Love Stories (in real life!) as we explore love, affection and connection in all its guises.

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn (1909-1959), actor, was born in Hobart, where his father was a biology lecturer, and spent his childhood in Tasmania, England and Sydney.

1 portrait in the collection

David Potts reflected in a magazine page

David Potts reflected in a magazine page

David Potts reflected in a magazine page

David Potts reflected in a magazine page, c. 1949 (printed 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.

Douglas Frew Waterhouse

'A bug in the hand'

Australian entomologist and inventer of the Aerogard insect repellent, Douglas Frew Waterhouse describes the evolution of his career.

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