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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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Sir Roland Hibbert Cross
Sir Roland Hibbert Cross
Sir Roland Hibbert Cross

Sir Roland Hibbert Cross, 1943-1944

Charles Wheeler
Portrait, coloured chalk on artist board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019

Self portrait in green hues
Self portrait in green hues
Self portrait in green hues

Self portrait in green hues, c. 1962

Roland Wakelin
Portrait, oil on composition board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Philip Bacon AM 2001
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Carlotta, Kings Cross (Les Girls)
Carlotta, Kings Cross (Les Girls)
Carlotta, Kings Cross (Les Girls)

Carlotta, Kings Cross (Les Girls), 1970-1971

Rennie Ellis
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2006

The Bee Gees, Kings Cross
The Bee Gees, Kings Cross
The Bee Gees, Kings Cross

The Bee Gees, Kings Cross, 1970-1971

Rennie Ellis
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 2021

Geoffrey Roland Robertson
Geoffrey Roland Robertson
Geoffrey Roland Robertson

Geoffrey Roland Robertson, 1999 (printed 2022)

Polly Borland
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2022

Boy with surfboard cross: David Rastovich
Boy with surfboard cross: David Rastovich
Boy with surfboard cross: David Rastovich

Boy with surfboard cross: David Rastovich, 1999 (printed 2005)

Scott Redford
Portrait, offset lithograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross
Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross
Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross

Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross, 1970-1971

Rennie Ellis
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006

Charles Kingsford Smith and crew of the Southern Cross before the east-west crossing of the Atlantic, June 1930
Charles Kingsford Smith and crew of the Southern Cross before the east-west crossing of the Atlantic, June 1930
Charles Kingsford Smith and crew of the Southern Cross before the east-west crossing of the Atlantic, June 1930

Charles Kingsford Smith and crew of the Southern Cross before the east-west crossing of the Atlantic, June 1930, 1930

International News Photos Inc
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2019

Roi de Mestre (Roy de Maistre)
Roi de Mestre (Roy de Maistre)
Roi de Mestre (Roy de Maistre)

Roi de Mestre (Roy de Maistre), c. 1930

Jean Shepeard
Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002

Captain Ulm
Captain Ulm
Captain Ulm

Captain Ulm, 1932

Enid Fleming
Portrait, cast plaster, patinated

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC
Lt. A.R.Cutler VC
Lt. A.R.Cutler VC

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC, 1943

Dora Toovey
Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Cutler family 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Ethel Anderson and her daughter, Bethia
Ethel Anderson and her daughter, Bethia
Ethel Anderson and her daughter, Bethia

Ethel Anderson and her daughter, Bethia, c. 1912

G.W. Lawrie
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Mrs SM Asplin 2011

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo, 1935

Arthur Murch
Portrait, ciment fondu, patinated

Purchased 2000

Sir James Gobbo
Sir James Gobbo
Sir James Gobbo

Sir James Gobbo, 1983

Paul Fitzgerald AM
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Gift of Mercy Health and Aged Care 2006

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961

Sir William Dargie CBE
Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, 1932

Enid Fleming
Portrait, cast plaster, patinated

Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001

John Perceval painting 'Veronica and the Conspirators'
John Perceval painting 'Veronica and the Conspirators'
John Perceval painting 'Veronica and the Conspirators'

John Perceval painting 'Veronica and the Conspirators', 1967

Mark Strizic
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Kelly Dixon, Tent Hill, Qld
Kelly Dixon, Tent Hill, Qld
Kelly Dixon, Tent Hill, Qld

Kelly Dixon, Tent Hill, Qld, 2004

John Elliott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005

Bust of Frank McIlwraith
Bust of Frank McIlwraith
Bust of Frank McIlwraith

Bust of Frank McIlwraith, 1937

Barbara Tribe
Portrait, cast bronze, patinated

Gift of the Estate of the late Barbara Tribe 2009

Dorothy
Dorothy
Dorothy

Dorothy, 1990 (printed 2013)

Michael Riley
Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2013

Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford)
Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford)
Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford)

Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford), 1903

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Patrick White with Tom Jones
Patrick White with Tom Jones
Patrick White with Tom Jones

Patrick White with Tom Jones, 1956

Axel Poignant
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Patrick White
Patrick White
Patrick White

Patrick White, 1990

Rick Amor
Portrait, woodcut on paper

Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore

Dame Mary Gilmore, 1961

Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003

Patrick White
Patrick White
Patrick White

Patrick White, 1987

Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003

Eugene Goossens
Eugene Goossens
Eugene Goossens

Eugene Goossens, c. 1954

Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003

Tilman Ruff
Tilman Ruff
Tilman Ruff

Tilman Ruff, 2019

Nikki Toole
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2019

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Ben Roberts-Smith, 2017

Julian Kingma
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Commissioned in 2018 with funds raised through the 2020 project

John O'Shanassy
John O'Shanassy
John O'Shanassy

John O'Shanassy, c. 1860

an unknown artist
Portrait, albumen silver photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

A Vanquished Knight
A Vanquished Knight
A Vanquished Knight

A Vanquished Knight "Wroth with Kilmore" [The Hon. John O'Shanassy, K.C.M.G.], 1874

Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times
Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

Eugene Goossens
Eugene Goossens
Eugene Goossens

Eugene Goossens, c. 1954

Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Betty Churcher
Betty Churcher
Betty Churcher

Betty Churcher, 2008

Adam Knott
Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2013

Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait

Self portrait, 1949

Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pen and ink on book page

Gift of Dr Gene Sherman AM and Brian Sherman AM 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat
The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat
The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat

The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat, 2000

Esther Erlich
Portrait, oil on canvas

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

Jon (Jon Muir)
Jon (Jon Muir)
Jon (Jon Muir)

Jon (Jon Muir), 2008

Ian Darling AO
Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2010

The great South Sea caterpillar transformed into a Bath Butterfly (Sir Joseph Banks)
The great South Sea caterpillar transformed into a Bath Butterfly (Sir Joseph Banks)
The great South Sea caterpillar transformed into a Bath Butterfly (Sir Joseph Banks)

The great South Sea caterpillar transformed into a Bath Butterfly (Sir Joseph Banks), 1795 (printed 1851)

James Gillray
Portrait, etching, hand coloured on paper

Gift of Douglas Stewart Fine Books 2013

Harold Holt
Harold Holt
Harold Holt

Harold Holt, n.d.

Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, graphite on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Paddy Jaminji
Paddy Jaminji
Paddy Jaminji

Paddy Jaminji, 1986

Martin van der Wal
Portrait, inkjet print on rag paper

Purchased 2005

The Awakening (Self portrait)
The Awakening (Self portrait)
The Awakening (Self portrait)

The Awakening (Self portrait), 1946

Vlase Zanalis
Portrait, oil on masonite

Purchased 2015

Chrissy Amphlett
Chrissy Amphlett
Chrissy Amphlett

Chrissy Amphlett "Temperamental", 1989

Ivan Durrant
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on composition board

Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE
Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE
Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE

Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE, 1960s

Sir William Dargie CBE
Portrait, oil on masonite

Gift of the Estate of Marion Orme Page 2016

Margaret Fink
Margaret Fink
Margaret Fink

Margaret Fink, 1975

Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Mary Chomley
Mary Chomley
Mary Chomley

Mary Chomley, 1909

Violet Teague
Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with the assistance of funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC 2021

A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra

A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, 1995

Kerrie Lester
Portrait, oil and hand-stitching on canvas

Gift of Peter Weiss AO 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Paquita Mawson
Paquita Mawson
Paquita Mawson

Paquita Mawson, late 1940s

Ingrid Erns
Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Gareth Mawson Thomas and Pamela Karran-Thomas of the Mawson family 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Dame Helen Blaxland
Dame Helen Blaxland
Dame Helen Blaxland

Dame Helen Blaxland, 1986

Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen A. L. Best
Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen A. L. Best
Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen A. L. Best

Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen A. L. Best, 1943-1944

Charles Wheeler
Portrait, coloured chalk on artist board

Purchased 2019

Portrait of Augustus Leopold Küper
Portrait of Augustus Leopold Küper
Portrait of Augustus Leopold Küper

Portrait of Augustus Leopold Küper, 1823

Johann Paul Georg Fischer
Portrait, watercolour over pencil on artist board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily
Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily
Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily

Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily, 1993

Jenny Sages
Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 1998

Gideon Obarzanek
Gideon Obarzanek
Gideon Obarzanek

Gideon Obarzanek, 2012

Dave Tacon
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2012

General Cosgrove, Dili, East Timor 1999
General Cosgrove, Dili, East Timor 1999
General Cosgrove, Dili, East Timor 1999

General Cosgrove, Dili, East Timor 1999, 2006

Rick Amor
Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Andrew Cannon and L. Gordon Darling AC CMG 2006

Peter Allen
Peter Allen
Peter Allen

Peter Allen, 1980

William Yang
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2003

Mary Windeyer
Mary Windeyer
Mary Windeyer

Mary Windeyer, 1850s

an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour and gouache on ivory

Gift of the Windeyer family 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Men of the Day No.19
Men of the Day No.19
Men of the Day No.19

Men of the Day No.19 "A great Med'cine-Man among the Inqui-ring Redskins" (Thomas Henry Huxley), 1871

Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Dame Mabel Brookes
Dame Mabel Brookes
Dame Mabel Brookes

Dame Mabel Brookes, c. 1955

Sir William Dargie CBE
Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Rodney Davidson AO OBE 2014. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson
Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson
Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson

Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson, 2013

Richard Larter
Portrait, computer generated image, synthetic polymer paint and gel-glitters on polyester canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2013

Lord Casey
Lord Casey
Lord Casey

Lord Casey, c. 1932

Charles Wheeler
Portrait, conté, brush and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2003

Wes Stacey, Kurnell, Sydney
Wes Stacey, Kurnell, Sydney
Wes Stacey, Kurnell, Sydney

Wes Stacey, Kurnell, Sydney, 1973 (printed 2000)

David Moore
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001

Study of Louis Nowra
Study of Louis Nowra
Study of Louis Nowra

Study of Louis Nowra, 2018

Imants Tillers
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and gouache on 64 canvas boards (nos. 108101-108164)

Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Bednall, Jillian Broadbent AC, John Kaldor AO and Naomi Milgrom AO 2018

Stevie Wright
Stevie Wright
Stevie Wright

Stevie Wright, 1975 (printed 2011)

Gary Ede
Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Cardinal Moran
Cardinal Moran
Cardinal Moran

Cardinal Moran, 1886-1888

Johnstone O'Shannessy & Co
Portrait, photograph on on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Sir Hudson Fysh
Sir Hudson Fysh
Sir Hudson Fysh

Sir Hudson Fysh, 1950

Sir William Dobell OBE
Portrait, oil on composition board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Australian War Memorial in association with the Fysh family 2008

Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien
Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien
Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien

Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien, 1980

Bryan Westwood
Portrait, oil with fibre-tipped pen underdrawing on composition board

Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2002

hey, Betty (Portrait of Betty Churcher)
hey, Betty (Portrait of Betty Churcher)
hey, Betty (Portrait of Betty Churcher)

hey, Betty (Portrait of Betty Churcher), 1990

Davida Allen
Portrait, oil on plywood

Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Patrick White #1
Patrick White #1
Patrick White #1

Patrick White #1, 1980

William Yang
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 1998

Stanley Bruce
Stanley Bruce
Stanley Bruce

Stanley Bruce, 1937

Barbara Tribe
Portrait, cast bronze

Gift of the artist 2000

Stevie Wright
Stevie Wright
Stevie Wright

Stevie Wright, 2003 (printed 2005)

Gregory McBean
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005

Portrait jug of Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Portrait jug of Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Portrait jug of Stanley Melbourne Bruce

Portrait jug of Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1925-1928

Ashtead Potters Limited, Surrey, UK, Percy Metcalfe
Portrait, glazed ceramic

Purchased 2006

The Delltones
The Delltones
The Delltones

The Delltones, 1964 (printed 2019)

Ern McQuillan OAM
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019

Joan Kerr
Joan Kerr
Joan Kerr

Joan Kerr, 2004

Peter Drewett
Portrait, pokerwork on spotted gum

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of James Semple Kerr 2004

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