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The Lawson

Jo's mo show

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Moustaches

It’s curious that one of the writers most associated with the toughness of Australian bush life was himself not an exponent of the matted, rugged bushman sort of beard.

Henry Lawson instead gives his name to an archetypical though dishevelled handlebar moustache, suggestive of booze, bars, bush ballads and tobacco.

The Lawson

Henry Lawson, c. 1919 Lionel Lindsay

1. The Lawson. 2. Henry Lawson, c. 1919 Lionel Lindsay. © National Library of Australia.

Jo's mo show
(with beards)

Mo and beard timeline

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Henry Lawson, c. 1919 Lionel Lindsay

Henry Lawson, c. 1919 Lionel Lindsay

Henry Lawson, c. 1919 Lionel Lindsay

Henry Lawson, c. 1919 Lionel Lindsay

Jo's mo show

(with beards)

Previous exhibition, 2011

This exhibition illustrates changes in beards, moustaches and sideburns from the 1780s to the 1980s.

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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.