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The National Portrait Gallery's growing collection of around 3500 works consists of representations of individuals who have influenced or contributed to the shaping of Australia as a nation and a society.
Activism (83)
Agriculture and farming (22)
Architecture, design and fashion (72)
Business, trades and industry (186)
Education and research (79)
Exploration and settlement (105)
Family of main sitter (5)
Food and cooking (26)
Government and leadership (339)
Health and medicine (78)
Indigenous identity (65)
Law and justice (107)
Agriculture and farming (22)
Architecture, design and fashion (72)
Business, trades and industry (186)
Education and research (79)
Exploration and settlement (105)
Family of main sitter (5)
Food and cooking (26)
Government and leadership (339)
Health and medicine (78)
Indigenous identity (65)
Law and justice (107)
Lee Lin Chin, 2004 by George Fetting
Peter Thomson, c.1960 by Louis Kahan
Jill Ker Conway, 1987 by Sarah Belchetz-Swenson
Mick Fanning at Snapper Rock, 2010 by Andrew Maccoll
Chris Chataway, White City Stadium, London, 1956 (printed 2000) by David Moore
Rosie Batty, 2017 by Nikki Toole
Ron Tandberg, 1995 by Francis Reiss
Ken Catchpole, 2014 by Gary Grealy
Terry Snow and China, 2017 by Jude Rae
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens, 1857 by Maria Brownrigg
Betty Cuthbert, 2002 by Andrew Daly
Betty Cuthbert, 1955 (printed 2003) by Ern McQuillan
