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Chest piece, 2014 by Jeremy Shaw

Chest piece, 2014

Nan and Brian in bed, New York City 1983 by Nan Goldin

Nan Goldin

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The photographs by Nan Goldin in Tough and tender are warm images of heartache and hope.

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David Brooks

David Brooks, poet, literary critic and academic, studied in the early 1970s at the Australian National University, where he fell in with a group of Canberra writers including AD Hope, Rosemary Dobson, David Campbell and Judith Wright and co-founded Open Door Press with Alan Gould.

1 portrait in the collection

The Biologist (Bob Wong), 2021 Darren McDonald

The Biologist (Bob Wong)

Darren McDonald

George Highland

George A. Highland

George A Highland (1874-1954), theatrical producer, grew up in England, where, as a choirboy, he came to the attention of Arthur Sullivan.

1 portrait in the collection

The morticians, 2014 by Rohan Thomson

The morticians, 2014

by Rohan Thomson

Robert Di Pierdomenico

Robert di Pierdomenico

Robert Di Pierdomenico (b. 1958), the 'Big Dipper', began his career with the Hawthorn Football Club in 1975, but remained obscure until the Grand Final of September 30, 1978, when he gathered 15 kicks, shot out six handpasses and took six marks to be named best on ground.

1 portrait in the collection

Guy in his studio, 2020 Peter Morgan

Guy in his studio

Les Enfants du Paradis, 2012 by Tracey Schramm

Les Enfants du Paradis, 2012

by Tracey Schramm

Kid A, 2014 by Joshua Morris

Kid A, 2014

by Joshua Morris

Peter O'Doherty, 2013 by Stuart Spence

Peter O'Doherty, 2013

by Stuart Spence

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Boz

Boz is the pen name of Irish born Annie Hope Campbell, who completed a Masters Certificate in Art from the Royal College of Art, London, before coming to Australia.

3 portraits in the collection

Barry, 2006 by Bronek Kozka

Barry, 2006

by Bronek Kozka

Bern Emmerichs video: 4 minutes

Bern Emmerichs

Contributing artists

Born: 1961, Melbourne
Works: Melbourne

Eleni and the bookshop, 2020 Tracy Ponich

Eleni and the bookshop

Angel of the Gap, 2009 by Sahlan Hayes

Angel of the Gap, 2009

by Sahlan Hayes

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