Education Resources

Education resources use video, multimedia and sound to present some of the stories surrounding the lives of the artists and subjects in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.  They feature interviews, animations, film footage and archival documents from collections around Australia and overseas.  

Many of the stories will require speakers and a Flash player.  You can download the latest version of Flash for free here.

Be Bold: Florence Broadhurst The relationship between artist and subject more	Written in Water: Olegas Truchanas and Peter Dombrovskis The relationship between two subjects in the collection more	Nick Cave Multiple portraits of Nick Cave spanning his career more	Dr John Yu by Ah Xian An interview with the subject more	Andy Thomas by Montalbetti + Campbell An interview with the astronaut more	The Jester (Self Portrait) by Lionel Lindsay A visual exploration of 'The Jester' more	Albert Namatjira by William Dargie Art and Landscape more	Vali Myers by Eva Collins An interview with Dimmi in the lift more
Peter Sculthorpe by Eric Smith An interview with the composer more	The Family by Charles Blackman An interview with Meredith McKinney more	Tim Winton by Quentin Jones "I am at the beach" more	Walter Lindrum by Will Longstaff Wally and the game of billiards more	Princess Mary by Jiawei Shen A Fairytale more	Douglas Frew Waterhouse An interview with the scientist more	Nat Young by Albert Falzon How to be a Surfing Hero more	Sidney Nolan Self Portrait An interview with the artist's granddaughter more
Edward John Eyre by Julia Margaret Cameron The semiotics of facial hair more	Hilda Spong by Tom Roberts Practising the Minuet more	George Lambert Self Portrait with gladioli more