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Vanity Fair Editor David Friend describes how the rebirth of the magazine sated our desire for access into the lives of celebrities and set the standard for the new era of portrait photography.
Michael Desmond explores what makes a portrait subject significant.
George Selth Coppin (1819-1906) comedian, impresario and entrepreneur, was a driving force of the early Australian theatre.
Angus Trumble reveals the complex technical mastery behind a striking recent acquisition, Henry Bone’s enamel portrait of William Manning.
Robyn Sweaney's quiet Violet obsession.
Penny Grist on motivation, method and melancholy in the portraiture of Darren McDonald.
Inga Walton traces the poignant path of photographer Polixeni Papapetrou, revealed in the NGV’s summer retrospective.
Dr. Sarah Engledow discovers the amazing life of Ms. Hilda Spong, little remembered star of the stage, who was captured in a portrait by Tom Roberts.
Krysia Kitch celebrates Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
Grace Carroll on the gendered world of the Wentworths.
Jenny Gall delves into Starstruck to celebrate some of Australian cinema’s iconic women.
Joanna Gilmour reflects on 25 years of collecting at the National Portrait Gallery.
Christopher Chapman takes a trip through the doors of perception, arriving at the junction of surrealism and psychoanalysis.
Penelope Grist explores the United Nations stories in the Gallery’s collection.
Sandra Bruce gazes on love and the portrait through Australian Love Stories’ multi-faceted prism.
Joanna Gilmour explores the 1790 portrait of William Bligh by Robert Dodd.