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Final frame

Karl James reflects on soldier portraiture during the Great War.

Portrait of a Modernist

The National Portrait Gallery acquired the self-portrait by Grace Cossington Smith in 2003.

On the road again

Deborah Hill talks figures with character, as the National Portrait Gallery touring exhibitions program welcomes its millionth visitor.

Figurative foundation

Joanna Gilmour explores the life and art of the Australian artist Janet Dawson.

I walk the line

Bruce Petty's animated self portrait captures a life's journey compressed into a few minutes.

Adam’s Prize Apples

Pamela Gerrish Nunn explores New Zealand’s premium award for portraiture.

Moving still

Anne O’Hehir on the seductive power of the film still to reflect and shape ourselves and our cultural landscape.

It's a Mora!

Select extracts from Mirka Mora's autobiography, Wicked but Virtuous, provide rich accompaniment to recent Gallery acquisitions.  

Risky business

John Zubrzycki lauds the characters of the Australian escapology trade.

The numbers man

Dr. Sarah Engledow tells the story of Australia's first Federal statistician, Sir George Knibbs.

Vintage Max

Gael Newton delves into the life and art of renowned Australian photographer, Max Dupain.

Friends and Acquaintances

Dr. Sarah Engledow discusses a collection of drawings and prints by the Victorian artist Rick Amor acquired in 2005.

Oz and beyond

Martin Sharp fulfils the Pop art idiom of merging art and life.

For the boys

The photographs from Matthew Sleeth's tour of duty series look more like advertisements than images of war.

Painting writing

Dr Sarah Engledow explores the portraits of writers held in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.