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Portrait 52

Autumn 2016

This issue feature articles on the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2016, Augustus Earle, Larry Clark, Jude Rae, Oodgeroo Noonuccal and more. Portrait 52 is also published on issuu.com

Miles and Arkie, 2015 by Clint Peloso
Miles and Arkie, 2015 by Clint Peloso
Miles and Arkie, 2015 by Clint Peloso

Shop Talk

by Stephen Phillips

Angus and the arbiters talk (photo) shop for the National Photographic Portrait Prize.
The Art Lovers – Noah and Savannah 2015 by Gary Grealy
The Art Lovers – Noah and Savannah 2015 by Gary Grealy
The Art Lovers – Noah and Savannah 2015 by Gary Grealy

Observation point

by Gary Grealy

Photographer Gary Grealy discusses his passion for portraiture.
Waterfall in Australia, c. 1830 by Augustus Earle
Waterfall in Australia, c. 1830 by Augustus Earle
Waterfall in Australia, c. 1830 by Augustus Earle

Augustus serendipitous

by Joanna Gilmour

The London-born son of an American painter, Augustus Earle ended up in Australia by accident in January 1825. 
Benny (42nd Street Series), 1979–80 by Larry Clark
Benny (42nd Street Series), 1979–80 by Larry Clark
Benny (42nd Street Series), 1979–80 by Larry Clark

City boys

by Dr Christopher Chapman

Christopher Chapman immerses himself in Larry Clark’s field of vision.
Ms Anna Burke MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives 2015 by Jude Rae
Ms Anna Burke MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives 2015 by Jude Rae
Ms Anna Burke MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives 2015 by Jude Rae

Hired guns, bounty hunters and horse whisperers

by Jude Rae

Jude Rae contemplates the portrait commission.
Studio portrait of servicewoman Lance Corporal Kathleen Jean Mary (Kath) Walker, c.1942
Studio portrait of servicewoman Lance Corporal Kathleen Jean Mary (Kath) Walker, c.1942
Studio portrait of servicewoman Lance Corporal Kathleen Jean Mary (Kath) Walker, c.1942

Past present

by Krysia Kitch

Krysia Kitch celebrates Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
Bushrangers, Victoria, Australia, 1852, 1887 by William Strutt
Bushrangers, Victoria, Australia, 1852, 1887 by William Strutt
Bushrangers, Victoria, Australia, 1852, 1887 by William Strutt

Strutt your stuff

by Matthew Jones

Matthew Jones on the upshot of a St Kilda Road outrage.
One hundred days at 7pm 2015 by Fiona McMonagle
One hundred days at 7pm 2015 by Fiona McMonagle
One hundred days at 7pm 2015 by Fiona McMonagle

Self-effacing

by Michael Wardell

Michael Wardell samples the fare in the University of Queensland National Self-portrait Prize.
Rev. Victor B. Walls and Mrs. Walls, Trinidad, B.W.I., c.1930
Rev. Victor B. Walls and Mrs. Walls, Trinidad, B.W.I., c.1930
Rev. Victor B. Walls and Mrs. Walls, Trinidad, B.W.I., c.1930

The first nurse

by Tamsin Hong

Tamsin Hong recounts the tale of Marion Smith, the only known Australian Indigenous servicewoman of World War One.
Ray Lawler
Ray Lawler
Ray Lawler

Diamond Doll

by Karen Vickery

Karen Vickery delights in a thespian thread of the Australian yarn.
William Bligh
William Bligh
William Bligh

Old Blighty

by Angus Trumble

Angus Trumble ponders the many faces of William Bligh.
Murray frees himself from straightjacket in public, 1928 by Sam Hood
Murray frees himself from straightjacket in public, 1928 by Sam Hood
Murray frees himself from straightjacket in public, 1928 by Sam Hood

Risky business

by John Zubrzycki

John Zubrzycki lauds the characters of the Australian escapology trade.
Stevie Wright
Stevie Wright
Stevie Wright

Tribute

Stevie Wright

Stevie Wright (1947-2015), singer-songwriter, came to Australia from England at the age of nine.

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