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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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Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts, 1910

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with the assistance of funds provided by the Circle of Friends 2013

John Bell

John Bell

John Bell

John Bell, 1962 (printed 2006)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

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Study "Radical Restraint: A Portrait of Michael Kirby", 1998

Ralph Heimans AM

Portrait, pencil and crayon on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

Amy Castles

Amy Castles

Amy Castles

Amy Castles, c. 1902

The Swiss Studios, Melbourne

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012

Browning Mummery

Browning Mummery

Joseph Browning Mummery (1888-1974), was born in inner suburban Melbourne to a musically-inclined family who fostered his interest in singing.

1 portrait in the collection

Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman

Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman

Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman

Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman, 1996

Ralph Heimans AM

Portrait, pencil and pastel on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Betty Burstall

Betty Burstall

Betty Burstall

Betty Burstall, 1945

Arthur Boyd AC OBE

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 1998

Steve Irwin

Steve Irwin

Steve Irwin (1962-2006) achieved international fame as the 'Crocodile Hunter'.

1 portrait in the collection

John Dease

John Dease

Conly John Paget Dease (1906-1979), actor and broadcaster, spent thirty years as one of the signature voices of the ‘Golden Age’ of Australian radio.

1 portrait in the collection

Study of Louis Nowra

Louis Nowra

Louis Nowra (b. 1950), writer, grew up in dire family circumstances on a housing commission estate in Melbourne.

1 portrait in the collection

Margaret Fink

Margaret Fink AO

Margaret Fink AO (b. 1933), film producer, was a key figure in the renaissance of Australian cinema in the 1970s.

2 portraits in the collection

Anna Matveyevna Pavlova (1885–1931)

The Pavlova

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Study of Louis Nowra

Study of Louis Nowra

Study of Louis Nowra

Study of Louis Nowra, 2018

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and gouache on 64 canvas boards (nos. 108101-108164)

Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Bednall, Jillian Broadbent AC, John Kaldor AO and Naomi Milgrom AO 2018

Men of High Degree: Kev Carmody (Bundjalung/Lama Lama Peoples)

Kev Carmody

Acclaimed singer songwriter and activist Kevin Daniel Carmody (Kev Carmody) is a Bundjalung/Lama Lama man born in Cairns in 1946.

2 portraits in the collection

Barry Tuckwell

Barry Tuckwell AC OBE

Barry Tuckwell AC OBE (1931-2020), horn soloist, conductor, teacher and author spent his early years in Melbourne, where he learned a variety of instruments including piano and violin.

1 portrait in the collection

Joan Sutherland

All the world's a stage

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Joan Sutherland, Robert Helpmann and Raigh Roe

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