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Gordon and Marilyn Darling interview

Gordon and Marilyn Darling talk about the origins of the National Portrait Gallery and some of their favourite portraits.

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Gordon and Marilyn Darling interview. Video length: 6 minutes
Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman, 1990 Bill Leak. © Estate of Bill Leak
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Dr John Yu, 2004 Ah Xian. © Ah Xian
Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, 2000 Australian Tapestry Workshop, Merrill Dumbrell, Christopher Pyett, Normana Wight. © Australian Tapestry Workshop
Walter Lindrum OBE
Walter Lindrum OBE, c. 1932 Will Longstaff
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Portrait Exploration: Art and Identity

Visual Arts (upper primary)

2:00pm, Thu 27 Aug

Join us for an engaging and interactive program tailored for upper primary students, where they’ll develop the confidence and critical thinking skills to interpret portraits.
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Gordon Darling

by Jiawei Shen

Portrait story

Gordon Darling talks about how Jiawei Shen came to paint his portrait.
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Marilyn Darling

by Anne Zahalka

Portrait story

Marilyn Darling talks about the creation of her portrait, and the photographic process.
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