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A D Hope and his circle

To celebrate the centenary of the birth of poet Alec Derwent Hope AC OBE (1907-2000), the National Portrait Gallery exhibited a selection from its many portraits of Australian poets and authors.

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Alec Hope, c. 1985 (printed 2007) David Brooks

Professor A D Hope, Canberra, 1963 (printed 2000) David Moore

Christina Stead, 1981 Jacqueline Mitelman

Patrick White, Castle Hill, Sydney, 1963 (printed 2000) David Moore

Rosemary Dobson, 1981 Max Dupain

Norman Lindsay, 1936 Max Dupain

Dame Mary Gilmore, 1961 Max Dupain

Thea Astley, 1985 (printed 2006) Jozef Vissel

Eleanor Dark, c. 1935 (printed 1940) Max Dupain

Alex Miller, 1992 Rick Amor

Gary Catalano, 1994 Rick Amor

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