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Jacqueline Mitelman

'Buddha-nature'
Portrait story

Australian photographer, Jacqueline Mitelman, discusses her process for creating portraiture.

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Jacqueline Mitelman

Biography

Jacqueline Mitelman (b. 1952), photographer, was born in Scotland and moved to Australia with her family at the age of five.

23 portraits in the collection

Peter Craven
Peter Craven
Peter Craven
Jacqueline Mitelman

Peter Craven, 2015

Portrait

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2015

Professor H. Rodney Withers
Professor H. Rodney Withers
Professor H. Rodney Withers
Jacqueline Mitelman

Professor H. Rodney Withers, 2004

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2004

Professor Ainslie Meares
Professor Ainslie Meares
Professor Ainslie Meares
Jacqueline Mitelman

Professor Ainslie Meares, 1980

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003

Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Jacqueline Mitelman

Brett Whiteley, c. 1981

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer
Jacqueline Mitelman

Germaine Greer, 1988

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 1999

Lily Brett
Lily Brett
Lily Brett
Jacqueline Mitelman

Lily Brett, n.d. (printed 2021)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC 2021

Hilary McPhee
Hilary McPhee
Hilary McPhee
Jacqueline Mitelman

Hilary McPhee, 2015

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2015

Michael Leunig
Michael Leunig
Michael Leunig
Jacqueline Mitelman

Michael Leunig, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Alan Marshall
Alan Marshall
Alan Marshall
Jacqueline Mitelman

Alan Marshall, 1984

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

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Jacqueline Mitelman

Fay Zwicky, c. 1981 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Judith Wright
Judith Wright
Judith Wright
Jacqueline Mitelman

Judith Wright, 1988 (printed 2021)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC 2021

Christina Stead
Christina Stead
Christina Stead
Jacqueline Mitelman

Christina Stead, 1981

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Paul Cox
Paul Cox
Paul Cox
Jacqueline Mitelman

Paul Cox, 2015

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2015

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Jacqueline Mitelman

Murray Bail, c. 1980 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

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