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Uncommon Australians

Towards an Australian Portrait Gallery

Previous exhibition
from Saturday 11 July until Sunday 9 August 1992
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961 Sir William Dargie CBE. © Roger Dargie and Faye 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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Sir Donald Bradman
Walter Lindrum OBE
Sir Frank Packer KBE
Fred Williams - Painter
Young Mo (Roy Rene)
Albert Namatjira
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 AO CBE. © Judy Cassab/Copyright Agency, 2021. 4 Fred Williams - Painter, 1981 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive www.RennieEllis.com.au. 5 Young Mo (Roy Rene), 1977 Martin Sharp. © Martin Sharp/Copyright Agency, 2021. 6 Albert Namatjira, 1958 Sir William Dargie CBE. © Roger Dargie and Faye 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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