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Portrait 20

June - August 2006

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Dame Nellie Melba and Frances Alda, Leigh Bowery, Karin Catt, Sidney Nolan and more.

Frances Alda
Frances Alda
Frances Alda

Bewitching

by Roger Neill

Roger Neill delves into the life of a lesser-known Australian diva, Frances Alda.
JK Rowling, 2005
JK Rowling, 2005
JK Rowling, 2005

Why do painted portraits still matter?

by Sandy Nairne

Lecture by Sandy Nairne, Director, National Portrait Gallery, London, given at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra on 28 April 2006.
Francois-Marius Granet, 1807
Francois-Marius Granet, 1807
Francois-Marius Granet, 1807

Ingres in Paris

by Andrew Sayers AM

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was one of the greatest portrait painters in history.
Leigh Bowery in Fur Coat
Leigh Bowery in Fur Coat
Leigh Bowery in Fur Coat

Hyperversity

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Dr Sarah Engledow writes about the larger-than-life Australian performance artist, Leigh Bowery.
Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross
Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross
Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross

Aussies All

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Rennie Ellis photographs the self-proclaimed 'Witch of Kings Cross'.
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006

The painter and the princess

by Michael Desmond

Michael Desmond interviews Ralph Heimans about his portrait of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE
Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE
Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE

Inspiration + Realisation: Jude Rae

by Justin Paton

Justin Paton explores the latest exhibition of Jude Rae's portrait paintings. 
David Campese II
David Campese II
David Campese II

Inspiration + Realisation: John Singer Sargent

by Katherine Russell

Katherine Russell examines the art of Australian artist Paul Newton, referencing the portraiture of John Singer Sargent.
Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark
Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark
Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark

Inspiration + Realisation: Peter Wegner

by Katherine Russell

Peter Wegner's approach to portraiture could be considered a visual record of the rapport, the dynamic space between artist and subject.
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman

9 lives of Karin Catt

by Simon Elliott

Australian photographer Karin Catt has shot across the spectrum of celebrity, her subjects including rock stars, world leaders and actors.
Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait

Self Creation

by Andrew Sayers AM

Former National Portrait Gallery Director, Andrew Sayers recalls meeting iconic Australian artist Sidney Nolan.

 

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Portrait 21

September - November 2006

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Margaret Cameron, the 'Truth and Likeness' exhibition, Reg Mombassa, Patrick White, George Foxhill and more.

Portrait 19

March - May 2006

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Jack Brabham, the NPG's exhibition in Denmark, the Aussies all exhibition of photographs by Rennie Ellis and more.
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