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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Match man, Salisbury by John Dempsey

Very small business

General content

Under the ‘Old Poor Law’, people begging on the streets could be arrested, so to avoid punishment, they often pretended to commerce, offering the most marginal of goods and services.

Professor Penny Sackett, astronomer and physicist

Penny Sackett

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 2014

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Elizabeth Barden

Elizabeth Barden (b. 1965) grew up in Brisbane and gained a diploma in art teaching from Queensland University of Technology in 1985.

1 portrait in the collection

Jim Ferrier

Jim Ferrier

Jim Ferrier (1915-1986), golfer, grew up in Manly, was playing off scratch by his mid-teens, and left Sydney Grammar early in order to play more golf.

1 portrait in the collection

Jim Ferrier

Jim Ferrier

Jim Ferrier

Jim Ferrier, n.d.

Portrait, cast printer's metal

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Frith family 2013

Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill

Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill

Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill

Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill, 2005

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Self portrait

Albert Tucker

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1961

Jack Brabham

Sir Jack Brabham OBE

Sir Jack Brabham OBE (1926-2014), racing car driver, was born in Hurstville, NSW, and studied mechanical engineering before working as a mechanic for the RAAF during WW2.

2 portraits in the collection

Gary Catalano

Gary Catalano

Gary Catalano (1947-2002), poet and critic, was educated at Sydney’s Trinity Grammar and worked in a variety of jobs before a series of Australia Council grants in the late 1970s enabled him to devote himself full-time to writing.

3 portraits in the collection

Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong

Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong

Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong

Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong, c. 1971

Ern McQuillan OAM

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Reg Richardson AM

Reg Richardson AM

Reg Richardson AM

Reg Richardson AM, 2014

Portrait, oil on linen

Purchased with funds provided by the Circle of Friends 2015

Andrew Steiner

Andrew Steiner

Andrew Steiner

Andrew Steiner, 2020 (printed 2021)

Portrait, inkjet print from 35mm film on paper

Gift of the artist 2021

Tan Le

Tan Le

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 2018

Gary Catalano

Gary Catalano

Gary Catalano

Gary Catalano, 1994

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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Kylie Minogue, 1999

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2000

Tan Le

John Tsiavis

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 2018

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