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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.

Emma Tear Tack
Emma Tear Tack
Emma Tear Tack
Pamela See

Emma Tear Tack, 2017

Portrait, papercut silhouette drawing

Purchased 2019

Aborigines at Oyster Cove, Tasmania
Aborigines at Oyster Cove, Tasmania
Aborigines at Oyster Cove, Tasmania
Francis Nixon

Aborigines at Oyster Cove, Tasmania, 1858 (printed 1890s)

Portrait, glass plate negative

Purchased 2011

I AM A NEW WOMAN series
I AM A NEW WOMAN series
I AM A NEW WOMAN series
Alison Alder

I AM A NEW WOMAN series, 2024

Portrait, screen prints on paper

Purchased with donor funds 2024

An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
Maria Brownrigg

An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens, 1857

Portrait, watercolour and collage on paper

Purchased 2017

Gallery One, September 2024

Conversation pieces

Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2025

Curator Emma Kindred shares a glimpse of the creative process behind her selection of works for the National Portrait Gallery’s salon hang.

Joan Ross I’ll miss you copying things 2018

When birds no longer sing

Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2024

Emma Kindred looks at the career of Joan Ross, whose work subverts colonial imagery and its legacy with the clash of fluorescent yellow.

Miss Frances Samuel

The art of dress

Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2023

Emma Kindred examines fashion as a representation of self and social ritual in 19th-century portraiture.

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists

Shared affinities

Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred and Isobel Parker Philip, 2025

Emma Kindred and Isobel Parker Philip tease out the uncanny parallels between artists John Brack and Noel McKenna.

Photo © Art Gallery of NSW, Anna Kucera and Jenni Carter Performance still of Emily Hunt: The Grotto presented at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on 26 June 2024

In Profile

Emily Hunt
Magazine article by Isobel Parker Philip and Dr Emma Kindred, 2025

Isobel Parker Philip and Emma Kindred delve into Emily Hunt’s embellished marionettes and intricate etchings which layer history, memory and magic.

Albert and Vincent

Together on Country

Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2025

Emma Kindred considers the artistic lineage and deep Ancestral connection between Vincent Namatjira and his great-grandfather Albert Namatjira.

Portrait of Nell #15
Portrait of Nell #15
Portrait of Nell #15
Richard Larter

Portrait of Nell #15, 2009

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, gesso, binder medium, gel and glitter on canvas

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2014

Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio II
Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio II
Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio II
Greg Weight

Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio II, 1993

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett
Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett
Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett
an unknown artist

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett, c. 1840

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett
Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett
Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett
Charles Abraham

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett, 1845

Portrait, cast plaster

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

Martin Grant
Martin Grant
Martin Grant
Julian Kingma

Martin Grant, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell
A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell
A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell
Tish Linehan

A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell, 2021

Portrait, ink and synthetic polymer paint on paper

Purchased 2022

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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 past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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