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Cecil Beaton
Lady Packer, 1968
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Florence Packer 2004
Cecil Beaton
Lady Natasha Johnston, 1968
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Hugo Vickers 2005
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Cecil Colville, c. 1965
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Richard Due 2010
The incomparable Beaton
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2005
To accompany the exhibition Cecil Beaton: Portraits, held at the NPG in 2005, this article is drawn from Hugo Vickers's authorised biography, Cecil Beaton (1985).
Sir Cecil Colville
Biography
Sir Cecil Colville (1891-1984), medical practitioner, was the first president of the Australian Medical Association.
1 portrait in the collection
David Gwinnutt
Leigh Bowery in Fur Coat, c. 1983 (printed 2005)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Greg Weight
Rosemary Madigan, 1992
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
an unknown artist
Alfred Simpson, c. 1866
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014
Jenny Sages
Irina Baronova (handing on the baton), 2007
Portrait, encaustic, oil and pigment on composition board
Gift of the J Sages Family Trust 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Witzel Studios
Sylvia Breamer, c. 1920
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
an unknown artist
Sylvia Breamer, c. 1917-1919
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Reginald Jerrold-Nathan
Biography
Reginald Henry Jerrold-Nathan (1889-1979) arrived in Australia from London in 1924, having studied under John Singer Sargent and William Orpen at the Royal Academy, where he was awarded a medal for portrait painting.
2 portraits in the collection
Lady Natasha Johnston
Biography
Natasha Johnston (1914-1984) was born Nataliya Konstantinovna Bagration-Moukhranskya, Princess Natasha Bagration, in Crimea.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Campbell
NPPP 2012 learning resource
An interview with the photographer.
Vintage Cassab
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006
The oil portrait of Sir Frank Packer KBE by Judy Cassab was gifted to the National Portrait Gallery in 2006.
Vintage Max
Magazine article by Gael Newton, 2003
Gael Newton delves into the life and art of renowned Australian photographer, Max Dupain.