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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.

Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Henry James Haley

Douglas Mawson, 1933

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Gareth Mawson Thomas and Pamela Karran-Thomas of the Mawson family 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sir Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson
Thomson Studios

Sir Douglas Mawson, c. 1916

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs J.Q. McEwin 2000

Douglas Mawson

Sir Douglas Mawson Kt OBE FRS

Biography

Sir Douglas Mawson Kt OBE FRS (1882-1958) is considered one of the twentieth century's most eminent explorers.

3 portraits in the collection

Paquita Mawson
Paquita Mawson
Paquita Mawson
Ingrid Erns

Paquita Mawson, late 1940s

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.

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Sir Douglas Mawson Kt OBE FRS, Heinemann, London

The Home of the Blizzard: being the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 (2 volumes), 1915

Portrait, two volumes illustrated with colour and black and white plates, three folding maps

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

Eric Douglas
Eric Douglas
Eric Douglas
Frank Hurley OBE

Eric Douglas, c. 1930

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Sally Douglas 2009

Douglas Carnegie
Douglas Carnegie
Douglas Carnegie
Mark Strizic

Douglas Carnegie, 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Sir Roderick Carnegie 2003

Douglas Frew Waterhouse
Douglas Frew Waterhouse
Douglas Frew Waterhouse
Robyn Stacey

Douglas Frew Waterhouse, 2003

Portrait, lenticular photograph

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Douglas Dundas
Douglas Dundas
Douglas Dundas
Max Dupain OBE

Douglas Dundas, 1930s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of Douglas Annand
Portrait of Douglas Annand
Portrait of Douglas Annand
Max Dupain OBE

Portrait of Douglas Annand, 1941

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

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

Douglas Annand
Douglas Annand
Douglas Annand
Kerry Dundas

Douglas Annand, 1970

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Stanley Douglas
Stanley Douglas
Stanley Douglas
Robert Fielding

Stanley Douglas, 2021

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

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

Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean)
Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean)
Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean)
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean), 1897

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Douglas Dundas
Douglas Dundas
Douglas Dundas
Kerry Dundas

Douglas Dundas, 1950

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Col Levy
Col Levy
Col Levy
Douglas Thompson

Col Levy, 1971 (printed 2009)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009

Les Blakebrough
Les Blakebrough
Les Blakebrough
Douglas Thompson

Les Blakebrough, 1971 (printed 2009)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009

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