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Sarah Engledow writes about Gordon and Marilyn Darling and their support for the National Portrait Gallery throughout its evolution.
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In 1988 philanthropists Gordon and Marilyn Darling decided to make an Australian portrait gallery a reality, overseeing the development of the 1992 touring exhibition Uncommon Australians.
Gordon Darling talks about how Jiawei Shen came to paint his portrait.
Marilyn Darling talks about the creation of her portrait, and the photographic process.