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Man of many faces, 2014 by Jason Ierace

Man of many faces, 2014

by Jason Ierace

Morris Lurie

Morris Lurie

Morris Lurie (b. 1938) is a Melbourne-based author of fiction. Born to Jewish parents who had fled Poland before World War 2, he studied architecture and worked in advertising before turning to writing full-time.

1 portrait in the collection

Billy Mann 1963 by Larry Clark

Larry Clark

General content

Larry Clark's black-and-white documentary images of young outsiders reveal raw feelings.

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait, 1999/2005

Portrait, black and white photograph, pen, and hand coloured photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AM 2013

The heart that is theirs, 2008 by Lisa Tomasetti

The heart that is theirs, 2008

by Lisa Tomasetti

Buckley discovering himself to the early settlers

William Buckley

William Buckley (1780-1856), known as 'the wild white man', was transported for life in 1802 for receiving stolen cloth.

1 portrait in the collection

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Andrew Bonneau

Tasmanian-born Andrew Bonneau (b. 1981) lives and works in Cairns, Queensland.

2 portraits in the collection

Buckley discovering himself to the early settlers

Buckley discovering himself to the early settlers

Buckley discovering himself to the early settlers

Buckley discovering himself to the early settlers, 1869

S Calvert, Gibbs, Shallard and Co after O.R. Campbell

Portrait, colour wood engraving on paper

Purchased 2009

Ayman Kaake

Ayman Kaake

This photo is a self portrait. So this is me. So you can see the eye resemblance. So, and this photo is inspired by my friends, my workplace.

Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown

Women Make History

In Galleries Seven, Eight and Nine

Previous exhibition, 2021

Well behaved women seldom make history, as the saying goes, and the National Portrait Gallery, consequently, is full of awesome Australian women who refused to conform to narrow ideas about their place and their worth.

Rachel

Rachel

Rachel

Rachel, 2021

Thea Anamara Perkins

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on gessoboard

Purchased 2022

Standing in the now and looking to the future, 2020 Laura Reid

Standing in the now and looking to the future

Charles and Adam

Charles and Adam

Charles and Adam

Charles and Adam, 1990 (printed 2013)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2013

Ningali Lawford-Wolf

Ningali Lawford-Wolf

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1996

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Ralph Barton

Ralph Barton, American cartoonist and caricaturist, produced a body of work that epitomises American high life in the 1920s.

1 portrait in the collection

Jonno and Api, 2016 by Joseph Brennan

Jonno and Api, 2016

by Joseph Brennan

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