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Portrait 21

September - November 2006

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Margaret Cameron, the 'Truth and Likeness' exhibition, Reg Mombassa, Patrick White, George Foxhill and more.

Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre

Hearts of Darkness

by Magda Keaney

The National Portrait Gallery's acquisition of the portrait of Edward John Eyre by pioneering English photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.
Lauren in Red, 2003
Lauren in Red, 2003
Lauren in Red, 2003

Is the truth of portraiture vested exclusively in likeness?

by Michael Desmond

Curator Michael Desmond introduces the exhibition Truth and Likeness, an investigation of the importance of likeness to portraiture.
Portrait of Brian Dunlop
Portrait of Brian Dunlop
Portrait of Brian Dunlop

A quiet moment

by Helene Ladomirska

As Bryan Westwood’s portrait of Brian Dunlop hangs adjacent to Brian Dunlop’s portrait of the philanthropist Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, we see the artist of one work as the subject of the other. 
Self portrait with Spots and Veins
Self portrait with Spots and Veins
Self portrait with Spots and Veins

Mental as everything

by Diana Warnes

Chris O'Doherty, also known as Reg Mombassa, is best-known for his Mambo imagery but he also paints a lot of self portraits.
Sidney Nolan, Western Australia
Sidney Nolan, Western Australia
Sidney Nolan, Western Australia

Cultural kaleidoscope

by Dr Sarah Engledow

The complex connections between four creative Australians; Patrick White, Sidney Nolan, Robert Helpmann and Peter Sculthorpe.
Adam Scott: at Sanctuary Cove Golf Course
Adam Scott: at Sanctuary Cove Golf Course
Adam Scott: at Sanctuary Cove Golf Course

Celebrities on the field

by Christine Clark

Robin Sellick's portraits of Australian sportspeople include Harry Kewell, Adam Scott, Shane Warne, Mark Webber and John Newcombe.
Moving and changing, 2006
Moving and changing, 2006
Moving and changing, 2006

Situated self-portraits

by Katherine Russell

The theme of the seventh annual survey of secondary school student portraiture, Headspace, was Me and My Place.
Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait

Profile of a marriage

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Dr Sarah Engledow explores the lives of Sir George Grey and his wife Eliza, the subjects of a pair of wax medallions in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
Self Portrait with fruit, 2004
Self Portrait with fruit, 2004
Self Portrait with fruit, 2004

Tender tragedies

by Michael Desmond

George Foxhill's self portraits were the subject of a small focus display at the National Portrait Gallery in 2006.
Sam and the Perfect World, 2005
Sam and the Perfect World, 2005
Sam and the Perfect World, 2005

The news from Washington

by Lauretta Morton

Australia's former Cultural Attache to the USA, Ron Ramsey, describes the mood at the opening week of the revitalised American National Portrait Gallery.

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Portrait 22

December 2006 - February 2007

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Frank Packer, unconventional portraits of Prime Ministers, Glenn McGrath, Sam Haskins, Steve Irwin and more.

Portrait 20

June - August 2006

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Dame Nellie Melba and Frances Alda, Leigh Bowery, Karin Catt, Sidney Nolan and more.
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