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John Brack Portraits

Previous exhibition
from Friday 24 August until Sunday 18 November 2007
Self portrait
Self portrait, c. 1948 John Brack. © Helen Brack

The exhibition includes such striking works as Portrait of Fred Williams, and Barry Humphries in the character of Edna Everage, the enigmatic Portrait of Hal Hattam, a group of revealing self portraits including the mysterious Inside and Outside, as well as endearing portraits of the artist's children.

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