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Senator Bonner

Senator Bonner

Senator Bonner

Senator Bonner, 1990

Robert Campbell Jnr

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2008

The Movie Star (David Gulpilil)

The Movie Star (David Gulpilil)

The Movie Star (David Gulpilil)

The Movie Star (David Gulpilil), 1985

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp)

New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp)

New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp)

New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp), 1899

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald A Walker 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes

'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes

'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes

'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes, c. 1898

Nelson Illingworth

Portrait, painted terracotta

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012

Portrait of Nell #15

Portrait of Nell #15

Portrait of Nell #15

Portrait of Nell #15, 2009

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, gesso, binder medium, gel and glitter on canvas

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2014

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch), c. 1929

Harold Cazneaux

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Some lads #1

Some lads #1

Some lads #1

Some lads #1, 1986

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

A G Stephens

Alfred George Stephens

Alfred George Stephens (1865–1933), editor, journalist and publisher, was born and educated in Toowoomba.

1 portrait in the collection

Dame Mary Gilmore

Dame Mary Gilmore

Dame Mary Gilmore

Dame Mary Gilmore, c. 1938

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001

Portrait of Henry Kendall

Portrait of Henry Kendall

Portrait of Henry Kendall

Portrait of Henry Kendall, c. 1890-1894

S. Milbourn Jnr

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

George Lambert

George Lambert

George Lambert (1873–1930), artist, was born in St Petersburg and lived in Germany and England before coming to Australia with his family at the age of fourteen.

7 portraits in the collection

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Robert Campbell Jnr

Robert Campbell Junior, urban Aboriginal artist, was a Ngaku/Dhunghutti man who grew up in Kempsey, New South Wales.

1 portrait in the collection

Peter Skrzynecki

Peter Skrzynecki OAM

Of Polish/Ukrainian descent, Peter Skrzynecki was born in 1945 in Germany and came to Australia with his parents in 1949.

1 portrait in the collection

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A blackguard rehearsing - Max Cullen, 2001

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Nigel Naseby 2007
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Portrait of Henry Kendall

Henry Kendall

Henry (Thomas Henry) Kendall (1839-1882) was once regarded as the finest poet Australia had produced.

1 portrait in the collection

George Lambert

George Lambert

George Lambert

George Lambert, c. 1929

Annie May Moore

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

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