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Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Francis Reiss 2009
Accession number: 2009.21
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Francis Reiss and June Orford (age 67 in 1994)
L. Gordon Darling AC, CMG (age 73 in 1994)
Marilyn Darling AC (age 51 in 1994)
Francis Reiss (4 portraits)
On one level The Companion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another it tells us about ourselves: who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we cheer for, who we aspire to be, and who we'll never forget. The Companion is available to buy online and in the Portrait Gallery Store.
Gordon Darling talks about how Jiawei Shen came to paint his portrait.
Marilyn Darling talks about the creation of her portrait, and the photographic process.
Portraits of philanthropists in the collection honour their contributions to Australia and acknowledge their support of the National Portrait Gallery.