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Nobel Laureates

Macfarlane Burnet and Patrick White

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Patrick White #1
Patrick White #1, 1980 William Yang. © William Yang
Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, 1960-1961 Sir William Dargie CBE. © Roger Dargie and Faye Dargie
Patrick White
Patrick White, 1987 Max Dupain OBE. © Max Dupain/Copyright Agency, 2024
Patrick White
Patrick White, 1990 Rick Amor. © Rick Amor/Copyright Agency, 2024
Patrick White with Tom Jones
Patrick White with Tom Jones, 1956 Axel Poignant. © Estate of Axel Poignant
Patrick White, Castle Hill, Sydney
Patrick White, Castle Hill, Sydney, 1963 (printed 2000) David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
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Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, late 1960s Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, late 1970s Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, 1968 Mark Strizic. © Estate of Mark Strizic
Sidney Nolan and Patrick White, Adelaide Arts Festival
Sidney Nolan and Patrick White, Adelaide Arts Festival, c. 1964 (printed 2015) Robert McFarlane. © Robert McFarlane/Copyright Agency, 2024
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