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The Living Room, 2012 by Janet Tavener

Janet Tavener

Finalist interviews

Mikala is the eldest of my three daughters. I have photographed her on many an occasion. Needless to say we are both extremely at home with the practice.

Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize

Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize

Prizes and awards

The competition is for Australian school students and home-schooled students aged from 5-18 years.

Long tables set for dinner in the Gordon Darling Hall

Venue hire

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Terry Snow and China

This airport’s gone to the dogs

Nearest & Dearest

Right-hound man

Spencer 2016, by Warwick Baker

Tough & Tender Media Release

Archived media releases 2016

Photographs from internationally acclaimed artists Robert Mapplethorpe, Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, Collier Schorr and Chris Burden along with contemporary Australian artists, Rozalind Drummond and Warwick Baker will call the National Portrait Gallery home during our extraordinary winter exhibition Tough and Tender.

Reg Richardson AM

2015-17 Acquisition Fund

From 2015 to 2017 the Acquisition Fund was focussed on Reg Richardson AM by Mitch Cairns, a finalist in the Archibald Prize 2014, and a great example of minimalist portraiture.

Lola Montes

Bringing down a kingdom

The king and the showgirl

All together now, 2012 by Clare Thackway, video: 9 minutes

All together now, 2012

by Clare Thackway

General content

Finalist, iD2012

The family

Literary lovers’ life liaison

Desire drives forbidden love

Self portrait with scarf

Shadows cast on fairy tale scene

Bunny’s side-honey

James Guidney, ‘Jemmy the Rock Man’, Birmingham, c.1830 by John Dempsey

Old soldiers

General content

Following the final defeat of Napoleon, the majority of Britain’s army and navy were gradually disbanded, with little work and few prospects, especially for the permanently incapacitated.

Sid Myer AM in front of Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown 1957 by Graham Sutherland. Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC, Tim Fairfax AC and the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2015.

Foundation

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Tony Sowersby

Tony Sowersby

Sabine's the sister-in-law of one of my oldest friends so I've known her for a while.

William Robertson and Martha Mary Robertson

A charming prospect

Nearest & Dearest

Family fortunes

Walter Gropius and Harry Seidler

Designing the modern world

Nearest & Dearest

Friendship, education, inspiration

Eileen, 2017 by Sue Healey, video: 6 minutes

Eileen, 2017

General content

Finalist, DPA 2017
Single channel HD digital video

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