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Uncommon Australians

Towards an Australian Portrait Gallery

Saturday 11 July until Sunday 9 August 1992

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961 by William Dargie

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961 by William 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.

Sir Donald Bradman, 1990 by Bill Leak

Sir Donald Bradman, 1990 by Bill Leak

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Walter Lindrum OBE, c. 1932 by Will Longstaff

Walter Lindrum OBE, c. 1932 by Will Longstaff

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Sir Frank Packer KBE, 1956 by Judy Cassab

Sir Frank Packer KBE, 1956 by Judy Cassab

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Fred Williams - Painter, 1981 by Rennie Ellis

Fred Williams - Painter, 1981 by Rennie Ellis

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Young Mo (Roy Rene), 1977 by Martin Sharp

Young Mo (Roy Rene), 1977 by Martin Sharp

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Albert Namatjira, 1958 by William Dargie

Albert Namatjira, 1958 by William Dargie

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L. Gordon Darling AC CMG, 2006 by Jiawei Shen

L. Gordon Darling AC CMG, 2006 by Jiawei Shen

L. Gordon Darling AC CMG, 2006 by Jiawei Shen

Magazine article, Portrait 23

Portrait of a patron

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