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Uncommon Australians

Towards an Australian Portrait Gallery

Previous exhibition from Saturday 11 July 1992 until Sunday 9 August 1992

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961 William Dargie. © Roger Dargie

The Uncommon Australians exhibition toured Australia throughout 1992, visiting the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Gallery of Australia, the Queensland Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Art Gallery of South Australia.

8 portraits
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Walter Lindrum OBE, c. 1932 Will Longstaff

Fred Williams - Painter, 1981 Rennie Ellis

1. Sir Donald Bradman, 1990 Bill Leak. © Estate of Bill Leak. 2. Walter Lindrum OBE, c. 1932 Will Longstaff. 3. Sir Frank Packer KBE, 1956 Judy Cassab. © Judy Cassab/Copyright Agency, 2020. 4. Fred Williams - Painter, 1981 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
www.RennieEllis.com.au. 5. Young Mo (Roy Rene), 1977 Martin Sharp. © Estate of Martin Sharp. 6. Albert Namatjira, 1958 William Dargie. © Roger Dargie.

Uncommon Australians tour dates

Originally shown at the National Portrait Gallery
Saturday 11th July until Sunday 9th August 1992

National Gallery of Victoria

Thursday 7th May until Monday 29th June 1992

National Gallery of Australia

Saturday 11th July until Sunday 9th August 1992

Queensland Art Gallery

Wednesday 26th August until Sunday 4th October 1992

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Thursday 22nd October until Sunday 22nd November 1992

Art Gallery of South Australia

Friday 4th December 1992 until Sunday 31st January 1993

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A new painting by Jiawei Shen captures the vision and resolve of the Gallery's founder, L. Gordon Darling AC CMG.

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