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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.

Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown
Adam Knott

Bryan Brown, 2008

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown
Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown
Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown
Peter Brew-Bevan

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown, 2006 (printed 2020)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2020

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown AM

Biography

Bryan Brown AM (b. 1947), actor and producer, worked as an insurance salesman before doing theatre in Australia and London.

2 portraits in the collection

Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown
Brian Dunlop

Joseph Brown, 1980

Portrait, watercolour and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Bob Brown at his home in Liffey
Bob Brown at his home in Liffey
Bob Brown at his home in Liffey
Helga Leunig

Bob Brown at his home in Liffey, 1988 (printed 2013)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Helga Leunig 2013

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
Noel McKenna

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists, 1996

Portrait, enamel on canvas

Gift of the artist 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Robert Brown
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
Dario Castellini after Carlo Liverati

Robert Brown, c. 1835

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Harold Thornton

Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz, 1983

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Estate of Harold Thornton 2009

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Richard von Marientreu

L.J. Brown, 1955

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Marion McBeath Harper 2019

Litja Brown
Litja Brown
Litja Brown
Robert Fielding

Litja Brown, 2021

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022

Reverend George Brown DD
Reverend George Brown DD
Reverend George Brown DD
Crown Studios

Reverend George Brown DD, 1905

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on studio card inside studio folder

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Nancy Joyce 2014

Robert Brown
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
Thomas Herbert Maguire

Robert Brown, 1850

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

Mike Brown and Liz Land in Kitchen
Mike Brown and Liz Land in Kitchen
Mike Brown and Liz Land in Kitchen
Francis Reiss

Mike Brown and Liz Land in Kitchen, 1993

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2004

Another painter in the studio: Tim Storrier
Another painter in the studio: Tim Storrier
Another painter in the studio: Tim Storrier
Bryan Westwood

Another painter in the studio: Tim Storrier, 1982

Portrait, oil on masonite

Purchased 2012

Portrait of Brian Dunlop
Portrait of Brian Dunlop
Portrait of Brian Dunlop
Bryan Westwood

Portrait of Brian Dunlop, c. 1972

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on cardboard

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

James Oswald Fairfax
James Oswald Fairfax
James Oswald Fairfax
Bryan Westwood

James Oswald Fairfax, c. 1991

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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