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Hermannsburg Potters, 1999

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Potters' Portrait Pot, 2009

Commissioned 2009

Triceratops

Air wear

Aviation carried women’s roles in society to greater heights – fashion followed suit.

The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat, 2000

Gift of an anonymous donor 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of a lady (Sonia McMahon), 1999

Gift of an anonymous donor 2014

Paul Capsis, 2004

Gift of the artist 2017

Tom and Pepper, 2014

Male Domains - The Pub #4, 2006

Graham Kennedy, c. 1962 (printed 2000)

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Tony Sattler 2016

Graham Kennedy and the Seekers in Melbourne, c. 1968

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878), 1878

Purchased 2003

Esther Erlich and Joe

Joe is my grandson, he's the youngest of my son's kids, and the other two have been painted already so I did him.

Nikki – Yurrkan Mantangka Ngargnyi – coll 1 (Nikki – young woman on Country)

Mick Molloy, 2009

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2009

Ned Kelly death mask, date unknown

Collection: National Portrait Gallery Study Collection, Canberra
Gift of John Molony 2018

Bert Newton, 2006

Gift of the artist 2006

Of human clay

The first collaborative commission has arrived. It's a self portrait, it's ceramic and it's from Hermannsburg.

Annette Kellerman smiling, c. 1907 (printed 2003)

Gift of an anonymous donor 2004

The Streetons’ rich serenade

If music be the food of love

Skater

Nikki Toole has travelled the world to photograph skateboarders.

The Kelly Gang (from The Australasian Sketcher, 17 July 1880), 1880

Purchased 2017

Karsh

Yousuf Karsh - the most famous portrait photographer in the world - has photographed the statesmen, artists, literary and scientific figures who have defined the 20th century and shaped our lives, In this, his 90th year, the National Portrait Gallery is thrilled to present an exhibition of Karsh's photography of 20th century figures.

George Miller, 2002 (printed 2004)

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Portrait of Helen Caldicott, 2021

Gift of Dr Helen Caldicott 2022

Steve Kilbey, 1981 (printed 2018)

Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018

A magnificent rivalry

Alexander (Jock) Sturrock and Alan Bond

Desperately seeking Sonia

Esther Erlich’s portrait of Lady McMahon.

Maria Kozic and Philip Brophy 1, 1981, 1981 (printed 2012)

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Hattie Shepparde, 1872

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009

Portrait of Professors Margaret Gardner and Glyn Davis, 2017

Commissioned with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins, Sir Roderick Carnegie AC, Rupert Myer AO and Annabel Myer, Louise and Martyn Myer Foundation, Peter and Ruth McMullin, Diana Carlton, Professor Derek Denton AC, Harold Mitchell AC, Peter Jopling AM KC, Andrew and Liz Mackenzie, Patricia Patten, Tamie Fraser AO, Bruce Parncutt and Robin Campbell, Lauraine Diggins, Steven Skala AO and Lousje Skala 2017

Capturing the Mouse

Nancy Wake AC (b. 1912), one of the most­ decorated women of World War 2, earned the name the 'White Mouse' for her maddening ability to evade the Gestapo.

The Obama effect

Kim Sajet reflects on two portraits with a power that extends beyond gallery walls.

Gary Grealy wins National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017

After months of anticipation, the winner for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 has been announced with renowned Sydney portrait photographer Gary Grealy taking out the award. George Fetting, guest judge for the 2017 Prize, was entranced with the evocative nature of the winning portrait Richard Morecroft and Alison Mackay.

Sideshow Alley

Death masks, post-mortem drawings and other spooky and disquieting portraits... Come and see how portraits of infamous Australians were used in the 19th century.

The Writer: Peter Goldsworthy, 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AO and Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023

The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.

The Final Frontier

Magda Keaney talks with Montalbetti+Campbell about their photographic portrait of Australian astronaut Andy Thomas.

Big it up

Former National Portrait Gallery Curator Magda Keaney was a member of the selection panel of the Schwepes Photographic Portrait Prize 2004 at the National Portrait Gallery London.

Portraiture in a Bleak House

It may seem an odd thing to do at one’s leisure on a beautiful tropical island, but I spent much of my midwinter break a few weeks ago re-reading Bleak House.

Nocturnal animals

Joanna Gilmour explores the enticing urban shadows cast by artists Martin Lewis and Edward Hopper.

Exposed: Voyeurism Surveillance and the camera since 1870

The Tate/SFMOMA exhibition Exposed examined the role of photography in voyeurism and how it challenges ideas of privacy and propriety.

Australians in Hollywood

The exhibition Australians in Hollywood celebrated the achievements of Australians in the highly competitive American film industry.

Star signs

Barry York charts the course from childhood request to autographed celebrity portrait anthology.

The existential lens

Stephen Zagala discusses Richard Avedon’s work from an Australian perspective.

Costantini's convictions

Jo Gilmour uncovers endearing authenticity in the art of a twice-transported Tasmanian.

Portrait Donors

Christmas Island

This is my last Trumbology before, in a little more than a week from now, I pass to my successor Karen Quinlan the precious baton of the Directorship of the National Portrait Gallery.