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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.

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Get Wet series (Greedy Smith), 1979 Paul Worstead

Get Wet series (Greedy Smith)

Get Wet series (David Twohill), 1979 Paul Worstead

Get Wet series (David Twohill)

Get Wet series (Martin Plaza), 1979 Paul Worstead

Get Wet series (Martin Plaza)

Matcham Skipper

Matcham Skipper

Matcham Skipper

Matcham Skipper, 1963

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Self portrait with pin-up

Self portrait with pin-up

Self portrait with pin-up

Self portrait with pin-up, 1965

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and alkyd resin on composition board

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002

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Nigel Boonham

Nigel Boonham is a British sculptor. He studied under John Ravera from 1973-1977 and later worked in the studio of sculptor Oscar Nemon.

1 portrait in the collection

David Campese II

David Campese II

David Campese II

David Campese II, 2000

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Norma Redpath

Norma Redpath

Norma Redpath

Norma Redpath, 1964

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Sir Charles Moses

Sir Charles Moses

Sir Charles Moses

Sir Charles Moses, 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

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Narelle Autio

Narelle Autio (b. 1969) went to art school in South Australia intending to become a painter, but ‘somehow ended up’ with a camera.

1 portrait in the collection

Inge King

Inge King

Inge King

Inge King, 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Irina Baronova (handing on the baton)

Handing on the baton

Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2009

Michael Desmond explores the life of ballerina Irina Baranova through the portrait by Australian artist Jenny Sages.

Douglas Frew Waterhouse

Douglas Frew Waterhouse

Douglas Frew Waterhouse

Douglas Frew Waterhouse, 2003

Portrait, lenticular photograph

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Les Murray

Les Murray

Les Murray

Les Murray, 1995

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Gloves off (Tom Uren)

Gloves off (Tom Uren)

Gloves off (Tom Uren)

Gloves off (Tom Uren), 1996

Ralph Heimans AM

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

The Reorientalist, 2013 by Juan Ford

Juan Ford

More about In the flesh artists

Juan Ford received a Master of Art, by research, from RMIT University in 2001. His many commissions include the National Gallery of Victoria’s interactive work You, me and the flock for Melbourne Now 2013/2014 and a project for Hotel de Immigrantes, a project in Manifesta 9, the European Biennale in 2012.

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