Portrait Stories

Portrait Stories 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.

Professor Frank Fenner by Jude Rae An interview with the Professor // MORE	Nora Heysen Self Portrait The artist discusses her life // MORE	Peter Sculthorpe by Eric Smith An interview with the subject // MORE	Professor Peter Doherty by Rick Amor Not a stereotypical scientist // MORE	The Family by Charles Blackman An interview with Meredith McKinney // MORE	Kym Bonython by John Brack NPG Director, Andrew Sayers talks about the portrait // MORE	The Jester (Self Portrait) by Lionel Lindsay A visual exploration of 'The Jester' // MORE
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch An interview with artists Sue Walker and Christopher Pyett // MORE	Vali Myers by Eva Collins Interview with a friend in a lift // MORE	Captain Cook by John Webber The photojournalists of their time // MORE	Andy Thomas by Montalbetti + Campbell The astronaut describes his space travel // MORE	Self Portrait with spots and veins An interview with Reg Mombassa // MORE	Joan Croll by John Brack An interview with the subject // MORE	Dame Nellie Melba by Hugh Ramsay A performance by Louise Page and Phillipa Candy // MORE
Political Cartooning An interview with Ron Tandberg // MORE	Nick Cave An interview with Nick Webb and his family // MORE	Young Mo (Roy Rene) by Martin Sharp An interview with the artist // MORE	Walter Lindrum by Will Longstaff Wally and the game of billiards // MORE	Nancy Wake by Melissa Beowulf The White Mouse // MORE	John Yu by Ah Xian An interview with the subject // MORE	Sir Henry Barkly by Thomas Clark An interview with Andrew Sayers // MORE
Hugh Ramsay Self Portrait Ramsay's Letters from Paris // MORE	Albert Namatjira by William Dargie Art and Landscape // MORE	Patrick White by William Yang An interview with the artist // MORE	Martin Sharp by Garry Shead An interview with the artist and subject // MORE	Tim Winton by Quentin Jones "I am at the beach" // MORE	Don Bradman by Bill Leak A look at 'our Don' // MORE	Chrissy Amphlett by Ivan Durrant An interview with the subject // MORE
Michael Hutchence by Harry Borden An interview with the artist // MORE	Deborah Mailman by Evert Ploeg An interview with the artist // MORE	Adam Scott by Robin Sellick An interview with the artist // MORE	David Campese by Paul Newton An interview with the artist // MORE	George Lambert Self Portrait with Gladioli // MORE	Nick Cave by Howard Arkley An interview with Marc de Jong // MORE	Douglas Frew Waterhouse by Robyn Stacey An interview with the scientist // MORE
Princess Mary by Jiawei Shen An interview with the artist // MORE	Practising the Minuet by Tom Roberts Miss Hilda Spong // MORE	Sidney Nolan Self Portrait An interview with Elizabeth Langslow // MORE	Bee Miles by Roderick Shaw Eccentricity // MORE	Nat Young by Albert Falzon How to be a surfing legend // MORE	Florence Broadhurst Be Bold // MORE	Written in Water Olegas Truchanas and Peter Dombrovskis // MORE
Painting Writing Artists and Authors // MORE	Nick Cave by Various Artists His life, his music // MORE	Dr. John Yu by Ah Xian The creation of the portrait // MORE	Self Portraits by Sidney Nolan An interview with Andrew Sayers // MORE