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'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan, 2002 Leeanne Crisp

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby (b. 1960) is a Pitjantjantjara and Mirning singer/songwriter who is one of the Stolen Generations.

2 portraits in the collection

Portrait of Dr John Bradfield

Portrait of Dr John Bradfield

Portrait of Dr John Bradfield

Portrait of Dr John Bradfield, c. 1920-1924

Reginald Jerrold-Nathan

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the family of Dr J J C Bradfield 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens

Home is where the heart is

Nearest & Dearest

For richer, for poorer

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George Richmond

George Richmond, son of the miniature painter Thomas Richmond, grew up in London, took early artistic instruction from his father and enrolled in the Royal Academy Schools in 1824.

1 portrait in the collection

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan, 2002

Portrait, watercolour and gouache on vellum

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004

David Moore, Max Dupain and John Gollings

David Moore, Max Dupain and John Gollings

David Moore, Max Dupain and John Gollings

David Moore, Max Dupain and John Gollings, 1980

Portrait, colour digital print on photographic paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001

The Hon. Sir Francis Forbes

Sir Francis Forbes KNt

Sir Francis Forbes (1784–1841) was the first chief justice of the New South Wales Supreme Court.

1 portrait in the collection

Max Dupain, Artamon, Sydney

Max Dupain, Artamon, Sydney

Max Dupain, Artamon, Sydney

Max Dupain, Artamon, Sydney, 1979 (printed 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001

James T. Donovan

James T. Donovan

James T. Donovan

James T. Donovan, 1892

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2015

Omai

Omai

Omai

Omai, 1777

James Caldwall after William Hodges

Portrait, copper-line engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Kerrie Lester

Kerrie Lester

Kerrie Lester (1953–2016) became well-known as a portraitist for her playful, textured, highly coloured works that appeared regularly in the Archibald and Portia Geach exhibitions of the late 1980s and the 1990s.

6 portraits in the collection

Dr Paul Scully-Power

Dr Paul Scully-Power

Dr Paul Scully-Power

Dr Paul Scully-Power, 2005

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by donors 2006

Dame Jean Macnamara

Dame Jean Macnamara

Dame Jean Macnamara

Dame Jean Macnamara, c. 1930

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Merran Samuel (nee Connor) 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

David Moore, Max Dupain and John Gollings

Max Dupain OBE

Max Dupain OBE (1911–1992) was a pioneering modernist photographer.

98 portraits in the collection

Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby, c. 2000

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004

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