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Reinis Zusters
Portrait of Sir Edgar Coles, 1962
Portrait, oil on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the family of Sir Edgar Coles 2014
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Edgar Coles, c. 1970
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sir Edgar Barton ‘EB’ Coles
Biography
Sir Edgar Barton ‘EB’ Coles (1899-1981) was the longest-serving chief executive of the Coles retail group.
2 portraits in the collection
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Arthur Coles, c. 1971
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
W B McInnes
Sir George Coles, 1935
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Kenneth Coles, c. 1979
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Norman Coles, n.d.
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Edmund Edgar
Richard Fitzgerald, c. 1838
Portrait, pencil and watercolour on paper
Gift in memory of Richard Kelynack Evans 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Julie Edgar
Faith Bandler, 2006
Portrait, cast bronze
Purchased 2007
Julie Edgar
Peter Brock, 2000-2001
Portrait, cast bronze on granite base
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Julie Edgar
Jack Brabham, 2004
Portrait, cast bronze on granite plinth
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2005
Sir George Coles KT CBE
Biography
Sir George Coles CBE (1885–1977) was the founder of the retail concern GJ Coles and Coy.
1 portrait in the collection
Edmund Edgar
Biography
Edmund Edgar (1804–1854), engraver and portrait painter, was convicted of robbery in London in 1825 and sentenced to transportation for life.
1 portrait in the collection
Joe Greenberg
Brian Quinn, Coles Myer,
Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001
Julie Edgar
Biography
Julie Edgar (b. 1951) is a Melbourne artist who studied at RMIT, Monash University and the University of Melbourne.
3 portraits in the collection
Rob Tuckwell
Lisa McCune, 2000 (printed 2012)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012