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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

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Anna Culliton, 2016 by Mark Mohell

Anna Culliton

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Anna Culliton never had a colouring-in book when she was little. Her parents –Tony, a filmmaker, and Stephanie, a painter – wouldn’t let her have one. Instead, they insisted on her drawing her own pictures to colour-in.

Anna Volska

Anna Volska

Anna Volska

Anna Volska, n.d.

Stuart Campbell

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012

Anna Josepha King

Anna Josepha King

Anna Josepha King

Anna Josepha King, c. 1826-1832

an unknown artist

Portrait, watercolour and gouache on ivory

Purchased 2018

Anna Frances Walker

Anna Frances Walker

Anna Frances Walker

Anna Frances Walker, c. 1865

Portrait, albumen print photograph, carte de visite format on paper on card

Purchased 2022

Anna Matveyevna Pavlova (1885–1931)

The Pavlova

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It is a painful truth, but one which must be faced up to, that the pavlova, that iconic Australian dessert, a staple since the 1930s, was actually invented in New Zealand.

Anna Wintour, 2009 Alex Katz

Anna Wintour

Anna, 2020 Matthew Newton

Anna

Anna Meares

Anna Meares, 2018

by Narelle Autio

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Commissioned with funds provided by King & Wood Mallesons 2018

Anna May Wong, 1929 Dorothy Wilding

Anna May Wong

Dorothy Wilding

Robert Helpmann

Sir Robert Helpmann CBE

Sir Robert Helpmann CBE (1909–1986) was a dancer, actor and choreographer.

3 portraits in the collection

Sir Robert Helpmann

Sir Robert Helpmann

Sir Robert Helpmann

Sir Robert Helpmann, c. 1965 (printed 2015)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Jozef Vissel 2015

Will Dyson

Will Dyson

Will (William Henry) Dyson, cartoonist, caricaturist, writer and draughtsman, was born in Alfredtown, near Ballarat, and studied for a short time in Melbourne, where he worked closely with his older brother Ambrose.

11 portraits in the collection

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann, 1969

Portrait, montage of gelatin silver photographs on paper

Purchased 1998

Téa-Anna Parvathy Murrin – Australian cultural identity, 2023 Franca Turrin

Téa-Anna Parvathy Murrin – Australian cultural identity

Mamma och Mormor, 2022 Teva Cosic

Mamma och Mormor

Nellie Melba

Fame or celebrity?

About Face article

A question lately cropped up in connection with Madame Melba as to whether fame and celebrity are not essentially the same thing. My feeling is that they are different.

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