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Dr Stephen Fitzgerald

late 1970s
Louis Kahan

pencil on paper (sheet: 38.9 cm x 50.0 cm)
Dr Stephen Fitzgerald

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
© Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2021

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2006.15
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Artist and subject

Louis Kahan (age 65 in 1970)

Professor Stephen FitzGerald AO (age 32 in 1970)

Subject professions

Education and research

Donated by

Lily Kahan (52 portraits)

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