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Joanna Gilmour writes about the portraiture of the colonial artist William Nicholas.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life and art of the Australian artist Janet Dawson.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life of female Australian surfing legend Isabel Letham.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life of Chinese-Australian businessman and philanthropist Quong Tart.
Reconnect and reflect with our new major exhibition, Australian Love Stories (in real life!) as we explore love, affection and connection in all its guises.
Joanna Gilmour explores the 1790 portrait of William Bligh by Robert Dodd.
Joanna Gilmour dives into the life of Australian swimming legend Annette Kellerman.
Ensconced and meditative in crisp Tasmania, Joanna Gilmour pays tribute to passionate green advocate and photographer Olegas Truchanas.
Feminism, risktaking and the politics of looking: Joanna Gilmour steps into the world of Julie Rrap.
Joanna Gilmour takes us behind the scenes of some of Ralph Heimans’ best-known portraits of royalty, heads of state and cultural icons.
Jean Appleton’s 1965 self portrait makes a fine addition to the National Portrait Gallery’s collection writes Joanna Gilmour.
'Diving Venus' and 'the perfect woman' are two of the numerous descriptions applied to Annette Kellerman, who achieved international fame during the early decades of the twentieth century.
Joanna Gilmour profiles Violet Teague, whose sophisticated works hid her originality and non-conformity in plain sight.
Joanna Gilmour discusses the role of the carte de visite in portraiture’s democratisation, and its harnessing by Victoria, the world’s first media monarch.
Jerrold Nathan's portrait of Jessie Street shows the elegant side of a many-faceted lady.
Frank Hurley's celebrated images document the heroism and minutiae of Australian exploration in Antarctica.